Top 10 Hominid Discoveries of 2011

The Smithsonian's Hominid Hunting blog has chosen the top 10 fossil and archaeological discoveries of the year that shed light on human prehistory.

For this last Hominid Hunting post of 2011, I reviewed recent human evolution research highlights to come up with my picks for the top 10 hominid discoveries of the year. While genetic breakthroughs have hogged the spotlight the past couple of years, good old-fashioned fossil and archaeological finds were front and center in 2011...

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