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hominid-skulls

This picture shows some of the anatomical material we use in our evolution practicals. These skulls of hominids who lived over the last  6 million years since our lineage split from our chimpanzee cousins. In the Biology programme you can study human evolution in all years and choose a final year project in this area.

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Fascinating fact

This link takes to BBC news story where researchers in Spain speculate that our now extinct Neanderthal cousins used rudimentary art to decorate their caves.

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