A human hand bone discovered in Kenya has shown modern anatomy developed around half-a-million years earlier than was previously thought. Humans have a very distinctive hand anatomy that lets them use ... The discovery of a 1.4-million-year-old hand-bone fossil reveals that the modern human ability to make and use complex tools may have originated far earlier than scientists previously thought, ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Did the Human Hand Evolve as a Lean Mean Bone-Smashing Machine? An analysis of Neanderthal hand bones suggests these extinct humans possessed thumbs better suited for power grips, as opposed to precision grips, which could mean they used their hands differently ... EurekAlert!: Discovery of 1.4 million-year-old fossil human hand bone closes human evolution gap COLUMBIA, Mo. – Humans have a distinctive hand anatomy that allows them to make and use tools.
hand bone anatomy, Apes and other nonhuman primates do not have these distinctive anatomical features in their hands, and ... Discovery of 1.4 million-year-old fossil human hand bone closes human evolution gap NBC News: Human Hand Fossil Turns Back Clock 500,000 Years on Complex Tool Use
