*To discuss and chat, and to help me out, please also view on Academia.edu! Paleoanthropology is the study of our shared Human Origins. We know from near 100 years of study, that our lineage began in Africa, somewhere between 6 and 7 mya. (Million Years Ago). There have been numerous finds that support this theory,Continue reading “The face of the oldest hominin in Europe has been found in Atapuerca!”
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Race, Monogamy and other Lies they Told You, a chat with Dr. Agustin Fuentes!
On this episode of “The Story of Us” we are chatting with longtime friend of the show, Prof. Fuentes out of Princeton. While the original book was published ten years ago, we are now lucky enough to be getting a second edition! Listen to our chat; learn about what the motives behind the book are,Continue reading “Race, Monogamy and other Lies they Told You, a chat with Dr. Agustin Fuentes!”
Sterkfontein Caves, a Million Years Older?
A new dating technology developed by Purdue researcher Darryl Granger is being used to re-date breccia blocks containing many of the world’s most famous South African hominin fossils. Using this new technique, (which measures the Cosmogenic Nuclides in the rock), at the world-famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sterkfontein Caves have been famously known for theContinue reading “Sterkfontein Caves, a Million Years Older?”
Dr. Briana Pobiner-The Story of Us
*Premiering in 45 minutes!* Today on this episode of The Story of Us, we are featuring someone I specifically look up to as a science communicator and paleoanthropologist in training, Dr. Briana Pobiner of the Smithsonian! The list of activities and successes of Dr. Pobiner’s career are note worthy, and worth just listening to thisContinue reading “Dr. Briana Pobiner-The Story of Us”
Yves Coppens, Yet Another Lost This Year, Rest In Peace.
Another sad day in which I have to report on another loss in our world.
Last night news spread that Yves Coppens passed away, he lived a full and exciting life, and we wish his family the best.
Read to learn more…
The Earliest Stone Tools…Not Oldowan?
*Updated with more Accurate Information* If you would like, and can, please also view on Academia.edu Lithic technology, or stone tool complexes, are extraordinarily important to the human story. It is part of what makes us so utterly unique, despite the fact that other creatures in the animal kingdom, such as Chimps and Bonobos useContinue reading “The Earliest Stone Tools…Not Oldowan?”
What is Race, and if it’s not real, why do we look so different?
If there is only one race of human being alive today, which we know is the case, why do we look so different? What can explain these differences on a intro level?
Update-Prof. William (Bill) Kimbel- RIP
Update: His funeral is being broadcasted to registered individuals via Zoom Saturday the 28th, you can register here. It is with the utmost sadness that I inform you, for those who do not already know, that the famed paleoanthropologist, who served as the director of the IHO at ASU for 13 years, Dr. Bill Kimbel,Continue reading “Update-Prof. William (Bill) Kimbel- RIP”
“Discovering Us” by Evan Hadingham Review
Originally posted on World of Paleoanthropology:
When you ask many anthropologists today, what got them into anthropology in the first place, many of them will tell you this or that, but often enough it is that they came across the now famous book, fondly known as “The Lucy Book” by Dr. Don Johnson, published in…
What is Paleoanthropology? An introduction!
Today, in one hour I am excited to premiere a new video! (You can watch it on this page once it has premiered, otherwise this is the link: (https://youtu.be/pqpsqWktqMM). We are going to learn all about Paleoanthropology, what it is, and how it relates to our modern world. There is a great deal to learnContinue reading “What is Paleoanthropology? An introduction!”
