Your Ancestors in 3D

The Smithsonian Magazine (one of the highest quality science magazines out there) has some great pictures of various hominins by sculptor John Gurche.

Go take a look at the past 4 million years of human evolution, from Australopithecus afarensis to Homo heidelbergensis, Neanderthals, and Hobbits.

Hat tip to John Hawks.

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