By Colin Barras
Living in darkness, or even hibernating, could have left ancient humans with bone lesions
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Some of the ancient humans living in Europe half a million years ago had a remarkable strategy for dealing with winter: they hibernated. At least, thats the claim being made by two researchers. Others dispute the evidence but ongoing research suggests it might be possible to induce a hibernation-like state in modern humans.
Sima de los Huesos the pit of bones lies in northern Spain and is one of the worlds most important sites for studying human evolution. Excavations at the …
Signs of disease in the bones of hominins who lived in glacial Europe half a million years ago hint they hibernated to cope with harsh winters – but the evidence is disputed
