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Christine Cave
Christine Cave is an archaeologist at Australian National University.
Eddie Keogh / Reuters
Could Ancient Humans Have Lived as Long as We Do?
Across time and place, our species’ life span is remarkably consistent.
Christine Cave
and
Aeon
July 11, 2018
