{"id":30968,"date":"2020-12-13T16:24:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T05:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=30968"},"modified":"2020-12-13T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T05:24:21","slug":"13-discoveries-in-the-last-year-have-fundamentally-altered-our-understanding-of-human-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=30968","title":{"rendered":"13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cave<\/p>\n

As anthropologists discovered new fossils and artifacts in 2020, our understanding of human history has changed.<\/p>\n

Thirteen discoveries in particular offered new and sometimes perplexing insights into where we came from and who our ancestors were.<\/p>\n

This year, researchers found the earliest known example of mating between different human populations, as well as evidence that the first Americans arrived from Asia by boat.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/discoveries-changed-understanding-human-history-evolution-2020-12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As anthropologists discovered new fossils and artifacts in 2020, our understanding of human history has changed. Thirteen discoveries in particular offered new and sometimes perplexing insights into where we came from and who our ancestors were. This year, researchers found the earliest known example of mating between different human populations, as well as evidence that … <\/p>\n

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