What's Hot Topics for 2001

What's Hot 2001 #1

Carvings found in South Africa's Blombos Cave point to Africa as the Birthplace of 'modern' human behavior. Geometric patterns are carved on a jaw fragment and on ochre, both dating to 77,000 years ago.

What's Hot 2001 #2

Eleven hominid fossils have been found from the Late Miocene and exhibit a mosaic of primitive and derived characteristics. These fossils have been placed in a subspecies to Ardipithecus . Paleoenvironmental data indicates that these early humans may have first evolved in a wooded environment. Vertebrate fossils and chemical analysis of isotopes confirm this.

What's Hot 2001 #3

New paleomagnetic data shows that Homo was in Northern China by 1.36 million years ago. This indicates that early on Homo had the ability to travel long distances and inhabit northern environments with a relatively simple tool kit.

What's Hot 2001 #4

This article announces a new genus and species of early human, Kenyanthropus platyops, which is based on fossilized bone remains found at the Lomekwi localities in the Turkana District of northern Kenya. Prior to the announcement of Kenyanthropus platyops, the known fossils suggested that only one species of early human had existed in East Africa between 3.5 and 3 million years ago. The new finds instead support the idea that multiple species of early hominin had evolved during this time span.

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