Did Homo Antecessor Cause Its Own Destruction? (Video)
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<p paraeid="{fddc9cca-ee46-4336-8d57-7ac2cb36c870}{205}" paraid="965607797"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">In the annals of </span><a href="
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/human-genetic-adaptation-0017474" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">human evolution</span></span>[/url]<span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"> lies a grim chapter marked by the ancient species known as Homo antecessor. Fossil evidence from around 800,000 years ago, unearthed in what is now Spain, paints a haunting picture of a species that resorted to </span><a href="
https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/cannibalism-0017506" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">cannibalism</span></span>[/url]<span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"> as a means of survival. These distant cousins of modern humans, believed to be an offshoot of Homo erectus, embarked on a trajectory of evolutionary misfortune, marked by physiological inadequacies and cognitive limitations.</span>? </p>
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