An ancient mystery: missing males

Fossil proteins show 20 members of an extinct human species found in a South African cave were female.

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Science
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2026-06-25
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aej9809
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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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An ancient mystery: missing males

Ann Gibbons
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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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An ancient mystery: missing males

Ann Gibbons
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Abstract

Fossil proteins show 20 members of an extinct human species found in a South African cave were female.

ScienceVol. 392(6805)
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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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