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Shades of the savannah

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Whether African savannahs had an impact on the evolution of our early ancestors has been a matter of debate. A study of carbon isotopes from ancient soils provides fresh clues. See Article p.51

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Figure 1: Sampling sites.

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  1. Craig S. Feibel is in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8066, USA.,

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Feibel, C. Shades of the savannah. Nature 476, 39–40 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/476039a

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