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Ten New Things We Learned About Human Origins in 2020

Smithsonian archaeologist Ella Beaudoin and paleoanthropologist Briana Pobiner reveal some of the year’s best findings in human origins studies

While fieldwork was postponed, scientists made discoveries studying fossil footprints, ancient apes, monkeys and hominins. (Karen Carr / National Park Service)

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