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...COMMENT] Discovered in 1891, it may have been the first hominid to use fire and the first to migrate out of Africa
What occurred some 200,000 years later, when Homo sapiens first met their Neanderthal cousins--the only other hominid species that hadn't dwindled into extinction--is a matter of much speculation, scientific and otherwise. Our species would end up the only one left standing, but whatever happened to the Neanderthals didn't happen quickly. Plentiful archaeological evidence proves that Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis inhabited the same general turf in many parts of Europe and the Middle East for thousands of years. That doesn't prove, however, that they lived as peaceable neighbors. Populations were so sparse that...
...more scientists dig, the more hominid species they find. Most are distant cousins that went extinct without progeny; others are our direct ancestors...
...COMMENT] The newest hominid species to be identified, H may have been the first to use stone tools and eat meat...
...COMMENT] First ancient hominid found by the Leakeys. This skull's huge molars earned it the nickname "Nutcracker...