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A little human with very big feet
A recent conference and a handful of publications on the diminutive hominin Homo floresiensis (a.k.a. the “hobbit”)have brought to light the difficulty of placing this fossil neatly into the human fam… more →
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Anatomically Modern Humans: A Brief Introduction
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wrote 1 month ago: The imperative of the human species to ‘Know Thyself‘ has developed into a rapidly expa … more →
Mary Leakey: Paleoanthropologist
wrote 3 months ago: Mary Leakey. Source Wikipedia. Image credit National Institutes of Health Mary Leakey (6 February 19 … more →
Goodbye Savannah Hypothesis?
wrote 3 months ago: Whilst procrastinating on Twitter recently, I came across this interesting article; http://www.redor … more →
Up, Up, and Away
wrote 6 months ago: So, it’s off to the Canadian Association of Physical Anthropology (CAPA) meetings this week, in scen … more →
On a brief little layover in Frankfurt…
wrote 9 months ago: There is a story about palaeoanthropology just about anywhere you might travel in the world. Our rou … more →
Bżonn ta' aktar immanniġġar tas-Siġar Maltin
wrote 1 year ago: It-Tnejn, 5 ta’ Marzu, 2012 miktub minn Gaetano Micallef Il-ġlieda ta’ raġel biex isalva s-siġ … more →
A road trip with a difference...
wrote 1 year ago: Origin of Our Species by Chris Stringer In this morning’s BBC Radio 4 The Life Scientific series Jim … more →
Canto CXXXVI
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wrote 1 year ago: Hello knee pain, my old trusty friend, singing your best falsetto as I sprint, I always knew that yo … more →
The excavation of buried articulated Neanderthal skeletons at Sima de las Palomas (Murcia, SE Spain) (Walker et al)
wrote 1 year ago: Link: The excavation of buried articulated Neanderthal skeletons at Sima de las Palomas (Murcia, SE … more →
New Dating of Cave Site Upsets Neanderthal History
wrote 1 year ago: Link: New Dating of Cave Site Upsets Neanderthal History Members of our species (Homo sapiens) arriv … more →
Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia’s Homo floresiensis
wrote 1 year ago: Link: Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia’s Homo floresiensis ]A study of bird r … more →
The origin of human settlement in the Iberian Peninsula during the Lower Pleistocene, Part 2: the European, Asian record and access routes/El origen del poblamiento en la Península Ibérica en el Pleistoceno Inferior Parte 2: el registro europeo, asiático y las rutas de acceso
wrote 1 year ago: Link: The origin of human settlement in the Iberian Peninsula during the Lower Pleistocene, Part 2: … more →
Human ancestor footprints: 'Family' theory stubs a toe 3.6 million-year-old Laetoli tracks may have been made by 4 people at different times
wrote 1 year ago: Link: Human ancestor footprints: ‘Family’ theory stubs a toe 3.6 million-year-old Laetol … more →
Fossil Teeth Put Humans in Europe Earlier Than Thought
wrote 1 year ago: Link: Fossil Teeth Put Humans in Europe Earlier Than Thought The fossils seemed hardly worth a secon … more →
Wits Professor Christopher Henshilwood presents on roots of modern humans at Origins
wrote 1 year ago: Link: Wits Professor Christopher Henshilwood presents on roots of modern humans at Origins We send m … more →
A fountain of questions offered by our latest ancestor
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wrote 1 year ago: Despite the assertions made and many matters resolved by the new research on Australopithecus sediba … more →
Blog News, Views & Reviews
wrote 1 year ago: It has been a pretty busy past week or so since I last updated the blog. As usual I’ve been v … more →
Malapa Cave - Australopithecus sediba - revisited
wrote 2 years ago: Quite a while ago again, I wrote a few words on the A. Sediba finds. The fossils have been controver … more →
Combe Capelle redated
wrote 2 years ago: The site of Combe Capelle is located in the Dordogne region in the South of France. It was excavated … more →
