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I'm hoping 2024 brings some research news on HDL 6. The skull's mandible resembles one of a modern human but it lacks a chin which more closely resembles that of a Denisovan. Maybe we will see developments in HDL 6's lineage in the coming months!🏺 www.researchgate.net/figure/The-H...

Keeping with my current readings of archaeological finds in China, HDL 6 was discovered in southeastern China in August 2023. The jawbone and partial skull appear to resemble Homo Erectus in some ways but are hypothesized to be part of an unknown human lineage. 🏺 www.archaeology.org/news/11631-2...

This Western Han Dynasty tomb is a pivotal find due to its precise chronological documentation of burial items. The preservation of this estimated 2,000 year old tomb is exceptional as it was sealed and totally submerged in water. 🏺 www.ichongqing.info/2023/12/09/a...

Auguste Toulmouche's "The Hesitant Fiancée" has been circulating on TikTok recently. Her stark gaze has connected historical art to contemporary digital culture. #history 🏛️
Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890), The Hesitant Fiancée, 1866. Oil on canvas

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These 7/8th century skeletons reveal adept Medieval medical processes as well as incredible biological agency.After death, there was a post-Mortem fetal extrusion leaving the fetus partially birthed. The Imola mother's skull shows evidence of trepanation, theorized to be used to treat preeclampsia.