“Our early progenitors 200,000 years ago were just another element of the fauna, rather than the king of the hill,” said Susman, who was not involved in the new study.

And what was this new study?  What did it involve?  How about human hairs found in fossilized hyena turds.

Never have trusted hyenas.  Don’t trust any mammal that devours its prey alive, that’s what I say.  Déclassé, really.  450 for a little while, with a nice sauce and a bit of brandy, otoh…