Paleoanthropology facts for kids
A museum display of fossil hominid skulls
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Paleoanthropology (or palaeoanthropology) combines the study of paleontology and physical anthropology. It is the study of human evolution.
The subject is also closely connected to archaeology. The evidence of tool-making and other activities shows the subtle but important changes in thinking that early humans went through.
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Five of the seven known fossil teeth of Homo luzonensis found in Callao Cave, the Philippines.
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The Zhoukoudian site
See also
In Spanish: Paleoantropología para niños
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