New Skeleton Evidence Rewrites the Homo Habilis Timeline

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New Skeleton Evidence Rewrites the Homo Habilis Timeline

For over half a century, Homo habilis was defined by scattered cranial fragments and a handful of teeth, leaving its true place in human evolution uncertain.

Early finds suggested a tool-using, large-brained ancestor, yet in the 1980s limb data exposed unexpectedly chimp-like proportions, fracturing consensus and fueling debate: was Homo habilis truly Homo, or just a clever australopith?

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Sources & Further Reading

Core Paper (Abstract/Full Text)
[PubMed Abstract](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41527...)
[Full Text via Wiley](https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wil...)

Mandible/Jaw Study
[PubMed Abstract](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31182...)
[ScienceDirect Full Article](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...)

Institutional/Project News
[ICP Press Release](https://www.icp.cat/index.php/en/pres...)

Popular Science Coverage
[Phys.org Article](https://phys.org/news/2026-01-homo-ha...)
[Phys.org PDF](https://phys.org/news/2026-01-homo-ha...)
[Sci.News Article](https://www.sci.news/othersciences/an...)
[Live Science Article](https://www.livescience.com/archaeolo...)
[Yahoo Mirror](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/m...)
[Archaeology.org News](https://archaeology.org/news/2026/01/...)

Background on Homo habilis & Tools
[Wikipedia: Homo habilis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_ha...)
[Smithsonian: Oldowan Tools](https://humanorigins.si.edu/research/...)

Extra Coverage (French/Spanish)
[Hominides.com (FR)](https://www.hominides.com/le-plus-com...)
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