Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 ...

Paul Tafforeau and Vincent Beyrand at the European Synchrotron (ESRF), scanning teeth. Credit: ESRF/Stef Candé 3D reconstruction of the fossil skull of the sub-adult early Homo from the Dmanisi site ...

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The study of fossilized teeth has indicated that an extended childhood may have triggered the evolution of bigger brains.

Humans have a uniquely long childhood compared to great apes, during which we develop the skills needed to navigate our complex social lives. Scientists have long believed this prolonged childhood ...

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Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...