Direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought

Red Badger hasn't posted since early April. Anyone know anything about this? Regardless, he revived the ggg keyword to flag me regarding possible topics, and I've finally got around to compiling the full ggg list, sort it, etc. Most of these are already in godsgravesglyphs. I just fiddled around to build some silly gizmo to strip out just RB's ggg topics, here are all 185 of 'em (other than the one we're in right now).

What Social Distancing Looked Like in 1666 [03/30/2020 7:41:42 AM PDT]
A Stunning Neanderthal Skeleton Was Just Unearthed at a Famous Burial Site [02/18/2020 1:09:22 PM PST]
This newly restored 15th-century lamb is worrying art lovers [01/22/2020 8:19:59 AM PST]
Primordial 'Asgard' Lifeform Has Been Successfully Grown in The Lab [01/17/2020 10:53:57 AM PST]
The Oldest Known Material on Earth Is Officially Older Than The Solar System [01/14/2020 10:18:32 AM PST]
Controversial Cuneiform Tablets Tell Tales of Security Dogs and a Lost City [01/08/2020 12:29:11 PM PST]
Dog walker discovers a 65 million-year-old 'ichthyosaur' skeleton on a beach in Somerset after his pets sniffed it out when it was left exposed by recent storms [12/17/2019 8:09:23 AM PST]
NASA Finds Sugar Molecules Essential to Life in Meteorites That Crashed to Earth [11/25/2019 11:07:33 AM PST]
New Research Suggests the Universe May Be a Giant Loop [11/08/2019 6:41:15 AM PST]
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals? [10/25/2019 1:17:29 PM PDT]
Post-apocalyptic fossils show rise of mammals after dinosaur demise [10/24/2019 2:27:29 PM PDT]
Lost in Combat? [3000 years ago] [10/18/2019 6:35:30 AM PDT]
Time capsule from 1887 opened by Ogden school [UT] [10/17/2019 7:16:25 AM PDT]
Once Considered 'Simple,' the Ancient Edomites Were Actually Tech Geniuses [09/24/2019 2:28:15 PM PDT]
Long-lost 13th-century painting found hanging in woman's kitchen [09/24/2019 1:10:43 PM PDT]
See the face of your 100,000-year-old ancestor [09/19/2019 10:42:50 AM PDT]
Boy, 12, finds woolly mammoth or mastodon tooth on grounds of Ohio inn [08/14/2019 8:42:49 AM PDT]
Archaeology student finds exceptionally rare fragment from Roman bottle [07/24/2019 11:38:56 AM PDT]
Scholars say Philistine genes help solve biblical mystery [07/03/2019 1:16:54 PM PDT]
'Undisturbed' Roman-era shipwreck discovered off Cyprus [06/28/2019 2:33:26 PM PDT]
Abraham Lincoln Bible surfaces, offers clues to his religious beliefs [06/20/2019 2:14:42 PM PDT]
Israeli scientists brew beer with revived ancient yeasts [05/23/2019 1:35:18 PM PDT]
Clotilda wreck: 'Last US slave ship' found in Alabama [05/23/2019 6:28:39 AM PDT]
Michelangelo's 'first ever' work of art discovered which was drawn when he was a young boy [05/20/2019 7:01:23 AM PDT]
New reading of Mesha Stele could have far-reaching consequences for biblical history [05/02/2019 6:20:05 AM PDT]
Analysis of caveman's poo reveals he ate an entire RATTLESNAKE [04/24/2019 12:28:45 PM PDT]
S. Korean babies born Dec. 31 become 2-year-olds next day [04/12/2019 6:38:06 AM PDT]
Alexander the Great 'was ALIVE while his body was prepared for burial' [01/29/2019 11:02:15 AM PST]
Fossil shark named after 80s video game [01/21/2019 10:29:25 AM PST]
Antony and Cleopatra's long lost tomb 'FOUND and is set to be uncovered' [01/21/2019 8:23:41 AM PST]
Misplaced 2,000-year-old ring discovered in Jerusalem's City of David [12/26/2018 7:02:57 AM PST]
What Chewed-Up Gum Reveals About Life in the Stone Age [DNA] [12/19/2018 1:49:47 PM PST]
Egyptian CURSE? Six archaeologists DIE mysteriously within MONTHS of opening sarcophagus [12/19/2018 11:40:14 AM PST]
Bible Ark FOUND: End of Days relic 'smuggled by Jews to Africa' and hidden HERE [Ethiopia] [12/03/2018 7:33:59 AM PST]
Israel unveils rare and ancient mask [11/28/2018 11:31:13 AM PST]
Discovery of Ancient Spearpoints in Texas Has Some Archaeologists Questioning the History [10/25/2018 6:11:13 AM PDT]
Oklahoma's Choctaw horses connect to Mississippi [Spanish Explorer's Horses Descendants] [10/16/2018 11:31:14 AM PDT]
Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization [09/28/2018 1:57:01 PM PDT]
Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel [06/12/2018 10:33:29 AM PDT]
A human fossil species in western Europe could be close to a million years old [06/07/2018 7:13:23 AM PDT]
Forgotten corner of Europe brought back to life thanks to artificial intelligence [06/07/2018 7:08:26 AM PDT]
How Jesus Died: Rare Evidence of Roman Crucifixion Found [06/05/2018 12:28:31 PM PDT]
Giant, Intact Egg of the Extinct Elephant Bird Found in Buffalo Museum [04/25/2018 6:36:38 AM PDT]
Missing sub rumored to have brought Nazis to South America discovered [04/19/2018 10:55:33 AM PDT]
Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes [04/13/2018 9:30:13 AM PDT]
Amazon Jungle Once Home to Millions More Than Previously Thought [03/28/2018 6:20:07 AM PDT]
Oldest Human DNA from Africa Reveals Clues About a Mysterious Ancient Culture [03/27/2018 6:37:29 AM PDT]
Oldest-known message in a bottle found on WA beach 132 years after being tossed overboard [03/06/2018 10:33:52 AM PST]
History of tattooing is rewritten after world's earliest figurative inkings are found on 5,000 [03/01/2018 10:54:35 AM PST]
Clay print from seal may be first ever extra-biblical reference to the prophet Isaiah [02/25/2018 9:53:44 AM PST]
Dead Sea Scrolls deciphered: esoteric code reveals ancient priestly calendar [02/21/2018 8:35:49 AM PST]
Ancient Human Remains, Ice Age Animal Bones Found in Giant Mexican Cave [02/20/2018 9:40:30 AM PST]
Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia [02/16/2018 12:23:24 PM PST]
Rare dinosaur discovery in EGYPT could signal more finds [02/06/2018 9:05:27 AM PST]
Scientists discover oldest known modern human fossil outside of Africa [01/25/2018 2:19:08 PM PST]
Ethiopia could be sitting on one of world's great untapped gold deposits [01/24/2018 9:10:50 AM PST]
Sprawling Greek monuments built 4,500 years ago on 'the world's oldest maritime sanctuary'... [01/18/2018 9:10:25 AM PST]
Giza Pyramid mystery chamber may hold Pharaoh's 'meteorite throne' [01/15/2018 10:10:37 AM PST]
Ticks That Fed on Dinosaurs Found Trapped in Amber [12/12/2017 11:08:03 AM PST]
Ancient human ancestor 'Little Foot' makes public debut [12/06/2017 8:25:42 AM PST]
A Mysterious 3,000-Year-Old Castle Has Been Found Under a Lake in Turkey [11/22/2017 7:55:32 AM PST]
2,000-yr Old Sundial Changes Perception of Ancient Rome [11/09/2017 6:27:23 AM PST]
Archaeologists discover mysterious void deep within Great Pyramid of Giza [11/02/2017 6:30:14 AM PDT]
Paul Revere's Outhouse? North End Dig May Have Found Colonial Privy [09/26/2017 2:11:27 PM PDT]
All blue-eyed people have a single ancestor in common [09/22/2017 1:55:00 PM PDT]
Controversial footprint discovery suggests human-like creatures may have roamed Crete [09/01/2017 1:41:22 PM PDT]
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved [08/25/2017 9:41:11 AM PDT]
New Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments Found in Judean Desert [12/23/2016 8:15:27 AM PST]
Ship wrecked off Florida might have changed history (Jean Ribault's Fleet) [12/14/2016 6:27:49 AM PST]
HITLER'S GHOST ISLAND: Secret Nazi 'Treasure Hunter' base in Arctic found by Russian scientists [12/12/2016 6:43:34 AM PST]
Archaeological excavation unearths evidence of turkey domestication 1,500 years ago [11/23/2016 10:15:55 AM PST]
Extremely rare and ancient 'thinking man' jug discovered in Israel [11/23/2016 7:00:16 AM PST]
Earliest known stone version of Ten Commandments up for auction [11/16/2016 10:34:17 AM PST]
Oldest textile dyed indigo blue found [6200 yrs] [09/14/2016 8:25:25 PM PDT]
Ancient Egyptian mummy's face reconstructed with 3D printing [08/31/2016 10:54:36 AM PDT]
Great Pyramid of Giza Is Slightly Lopsided [06/21/2016 12:59:52 PM PDT]
Ancient, still-edible chunk of butter unearthed in Irish bog [06/14/2016 10:22:57 AM PDT]
Massive New Monument Found in Petra [06/09/2016 9:25:36 AM PDT]
Cave art trove found in Spain 1,000 feet underground [05/29/2016 10:15:47 AM PDT]
Teen uses satellite imagery to discover possible ancient Mayan ruins [05/20/2016 10:31:06 AM PDT]
A fossilised skull has revealed when the last 'Siberian unicorn' lived on Earth [03/28/2016 1:54:16 PM PDT]
1,100 year-old Denmark crucifix 'may change history' [03/17/2016 12:25:44 PM PDT]
Scans of King Tut's Tomb Reveal Hidden Rooms, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry Says [03/17/2016 10:05:17 AM PDT]
Mysterious new dwarf human species probed after scientists find 3 million year old skull in cave [03/16/2016 2:03:22 PM PDT]
Scientists discover 8000-year-old tiny hand prints in ancient cave were NOT made by humans [03/01/2016 12:56:01 PM PST]
Justin Bieber kicked out of Mexican archeological site [01/08/2016 10:42:04 AM PST]
125-million-year-old mammal fossil reveals the early evolution of hair and spines [10/20/2015 10:47:15 AM PDT]
From a very old skeleton, new insights on ancient migrations [10/12/2015 11:07:05 AM PDT]
Petroglyph in Spain Marks when Atlantic and Mediterranean Cultures Met [10/06/2015 6:17:04 AM PDT]
Signs of ancient megatsunami could portend modern hazard [10/02/2015 2:34:09 PM PDT]
Archaeologists discover 'Roman Village' in Gernsheim [09/17/2015 12:55:39 PM PDT]
Construction project leads to discovery of ancient Jewish ritual bath with mysterious writing [08/12/2015 1:40:30 PM PDT]
Gruesome Find: 100 Bodies Stuffed into Ancient House [China] [08/03/2015 9:46:29 AM PDT]
Vast hidden 'ocean' found under Chinese desert [07/31/2015 1:22:24 PM PDT]
2000-Year-Old Cat Paw Prints Discovered on Tile [07/31/2015 12:45:07 PM PDT]
Researchers resurrect ancient viruses in hopes of improving gene therapy [07/30/2015 10:20:42 AM PDT]
Strange 'conehead' skeleton unearthed at Russia's Stonehenge: [07/29/2015 6:21:12 AM PDT]
French teen finds 560,000 year-old tooth (Update) [07/28/2015 12:23:38 PM PDT]
A DNA Search for the First Americans Links Amazon Groups to Indigenous Australians [07/24/2015 6:56:41 AM PDT]
50 million year old sperm cells found in fossilized cocoon [07/15/2015 2:23:53 PM PDT]
Researcher unravels century-old woolly tale to find truth behind massive bones [07/06/2015 8:16:58 AM PDT]
First comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome completed [07/02/2015 1:34:26 PM PDT]
Spiky monsters: New species of 'super-armored' worm discovered [06/30/2015 9:59:45 AM PDT]
So, Just How Good Are You At Puzzles? [06/22/2015 12:18:41 PM PDT]
Genetic analysis of 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals early modern humans interbred with Neandertals [06/22/2015 8:57:42 AM PDT]
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru [06/17/2015 2:42:49 PM PDT]
Hidden secrets of 1491 world map revealed via multispectral imaging [06/12/2015 10:43:35 AM PDT]
Ice age camel bones found in Yukon redraw species' lineage [06/10/2015 1:31:42 PM PDT]
2500-Year-Old 'Wonder Woman' Found on Vase [06/08/2015 2:22:47 PM PDT]
'Eternal flames' of ancient times could spark interest of modern geologists [05/18/2015 11:51:28 AM PDT]
Analysis of bones found in Romania offer evidence of human and Neanderthal interbreeding in Europe [05/15/2015 1:52:19 PM PDT]
Archeologists Detect Ancient Pyramid Buried in Bolivia [04/06/2015 11:01:12 AM PDT]
New instrument dates old skeleton -- 'Little Foot' 3.67 million years old [04/01/2015 1:25:58 PM PDT]
Mysterious Jade May Have Been Offering to Gods [...or not] [03/11/2015 2:02:44 PM PDT]
Alexander the Great-Era Treasure Found in Israeli Cave [03/10/2015 6:20:38 AM PDT]
Paid sick days and physicians at work: Ancient Egyptians had state-supported health care [02/22/2015 9:14:50 AM PST]
Israel unveils its largest find of medieval gold coins [02/22/2015 8:07:05 AM PST]
Chinese mummy suggests brain surgery was carried out 3,600 years ago... [02/03/2015 2:28:29 PM PST]
Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2014 [CHEESE!] [12/30/2014 1:54:56 PM PST]
Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander's time found in Greece [11/12/2014 10:41:24 AM PST]
Oldest DNA ever found sheds light on humans' global trek [10/22/2014 2:15:19 PM PDT]
Archeologists unearth 3,300 year old complex in Israel [10/17/2014 8:17:28 AM PDT]
Large mosaic in ancient tomb uncovered in Greece [Amphipolis update] [10/13/2014 11:11:55 AM PDT]
Stunning finds from ancient Greek shipwreck [Antikythera] [10/10/2014 12:12:50 PM PDT]
Scientists say Indonesia cave drawings the same age as those in Europe [10/09/2014 6:36:18 AM PDT]
Ancient 'moon god' monument unearthed in Israel [09/17/2014 11:02:24 AM PDT]
Roman Treasure Hidden from Boudicca's Army Discovered in Colchester [UK] [09/04/2014 1:43:26 PM PDT]
World's Oldest Weather Report Found on 3500-Year-Old Stone in Egypt [09/04/2014 12:56:44 PM PDT]
Study claims cave art made by Neanderthals [09/03/2014 12:51:29 PM PDT]
Historian Claims The Louvre Museum Holds Ancient Amphipolis Tomb Treasures [08/26/2014 10:56:38 AM PDT]
Greek archaeologists enter large underground tomb [Amphipolis update] [08/26/2014 10:13:43 AM PDT]
Neanderthals Died Out 10,000 Years Earlier Than Thought, With Help From Modern Humans [08/21/2014 10:35:33 AM PDT]
3000 year old trousers discovered in Chinese grave oldest ever found [06/12/2014 10:39:48 AM PDT]
North America's Oldest Skeleton Discovery: 13,000-Year-Old Body of 'Naia' Discovered in Mexico [05/16/2014 10:02:19 AM PDT]
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt (Update) [05/09/2014 1:49:04 PM PDT]
Tomb of ancient Egyptian beer brewer unearthed [05/09/2014 1:39:22 PM PDT]
Tomb dating back to 1100 B.C. found in Egypt (Images) [05/09/2014 1:34:37 PM PDT]
Birthplace of the domesticated chili pepper identified in Mexico [04/18/2014 9:49:58 AM PDT]
Ancient Egyptian Soldier's Letter Home Deciphered [03/07/2014 12:05:46 PM PST]
Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space [08/20/2013 11:10:14 AM PDT]
Mystery deepens in coffin-within-a-coffin found at Richard III site [07/30/2013 7:56:16 AM PDT]
Massive submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists [05/23/2013 11:36:43 AM PDT]
Lost and found, the first find of an early human artwork [03/21/2013 2:31:27 PM PDT]
One of the world's oldest sun dial dug up in Kings' Valley [03/19/2013 6:41:34 AM PDT]
Ancient Chinese coin found on Kenyan island by Field Museum expedition [03/14/2013 11:12:05 AM PDT]
Researchers: We may have found a fabled sunstone (Update) [03/08/2013 11:05:59 AM PST]
Russia finds 'new bacteria' in Antarctic lake [03/07/2013 9:51:30 AM PST]
Richard III: Facial reconstruction shows king's features [02/25/2013 9:06:05 AM PST]
Subway work in Greece unearths ancient gold wreath [02/01/2013 11:29:31 AM PST]
Archaeologists identify spear tips used in hunting a half-million years ago [11/15/2012 12:05:23 PM PST]
Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Princess Discovered in Unusual Spot [11/08/2012 11:09:40 AM PST]
La Draga Neolithic site in Banyoles yields the oldest Neolithic bow discovered in Europe [06/29/2012 2:01:29 PM PDT]
Maya archaeologists unearth new 2012 monument [06/29/2012 7:28:41 AM PDT]
Human ancestors used fire one million years ago, archaeologist find [04/02/2012 2:43:04 PM PDT]
New toothed flying reptile found from the Early Creataceous of Western Liaoning, China [03/23/2012 11:16:20 AM PDT]
'Woolly mammoth' spotted in Siberia [02/08/2012 2:52:34 PM PST]
UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years [10/18/2011 1:24:26 PM PDT]
Archaeologists find blade production earlier than originally thought [10/17/2011 8:23:34 AM PDT]
100,000-year-old ochre toolkit and workshop discovered in South Africa [10/13/2011 11:32:56 AM PDT]
Neanderthals ate shellfish 150,000 years ago: study [09/15/2011 7:42:53 AM PDT]
Humans shaped stone axes 1.8 million years ago, study says [09/02/2011 2:05:06 PM PDT]
Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old lion adorning citadel gate complex in Turkey [08/09/2011 11:01:56 AM PDT]
King Tut and half of European men share DNA [08/04/2011 7:57:05 AM PDT]
Fierce, fashionable Vikings filed their teeth and ironed their clothes [07/08/2011 11:43:14 AM PDT]
Scientists reveal a first in Ice Age art [06/21/2011 11:16:04 AM PDT]
Ancient Hominid Males Stayed Home While Females Roamed, Study Finds [06/08/2011 10:19:59 AM PDT]
Tunnel found under temple in Mexico [05/31/2011 11:38:37 AM PDT]
Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images (17!) [05/25/2011 5:56:52 AM PDT]
Ancient Royal Horse Unearthed in Iran [04/29/2011 12:58:02 PM PDT]
Enormous statue of powerful pharoah unearthed [04/26/2011 5:31:00 AM PDT]
Prehistoric Human Brain Found Pickled in Bog [04/06/2011 11:43:59 AM PDT]
Discovery in Guatemala finds oldest royal Mayan tomb [04/06/2011 11:37:16 AM PDT]
Pictures: Gold Treasure, Roman Coins Revealed in U.K. [04/06/2011 11:27:58 AM PDT]
Lost for 2,000 years... Could this be the first portrait of Jesus? [04/04/2011 7:26:13 AM PDT]
Ancient Tablet Found: Oldest Readable Writing in Europe [03/31/2011 10:38:39 AM PDT]
Artifacts in Texas Predate Clovis Culture by 2,500 Years, New Study Shows [03/25/2011 6:23:43 AM PDT]
Ancient Seafood Buffet Uncovered on Channel Islands [03/03/2011 3:21:34 PM PST]
Caligula's tomb found after police arrest man trying to smuggle statue [01/18/2011 6:29:08 PM PST]
400,000 year old spears found in an German coal mine! [10/11/2010 6:38:35 AM PDT]
Computers to translate world's 'lost' languages after program deciphers ancient text [07/21/2010 12:27:41 PM PDT]
Hey, that mummy is a daddy [06/25/2009 5:15:52 AM PDT]
Giant Roman Shipwreck Yields "Fishy" Treasure [11/21/2006 9:41:03 AM PST]
Stone age Julia Roberts [11/18/2004 12:13:18 PM PST]
Ireland Is Lost Island of Atlantis, Says Scientist [08/06/2004 12:41:50 PM PDT]

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