A New 40 Thousand Year Old Stone Tool Industry Discovered in China

A New Stone Tool Culture Discovered in China  Paper in Nature: Stone tools or lithics are very important to human origins and evolution. Without our advanced skills and ability to manipulate the world around us with tools, we would not be the dominant species that we are today. In fact, who knows if we wouldContinue reading “A New 40 Thousand Year Old Stone Tool Industry Discovered in China”

Carol V. Ward-Paleoanthropology and the future of Research; The Story of Us Ep: 29

Dr. Carol V. Ward is an exceptional educator and Paleoanthropologist, learn all about her work and what she is doing to move the field forward!

Is that Anthropology? You bet!

In today’s world there are many different things that people can do, from being apart of a maintenance team, to funeral services, to being the CEO of a company.

You would be surprised how much of it is actually related to Anthropology.

Take a look at what I mean!

Modern Humans Entered Europe Thousands of Years Before Expected!

For as long as people have been around, we have wondered where we came from. It is an innate curiosity that most of us share on some level. Whether it is wondering where our grandparents came from, their culture, and what language they speak. Or perhaps it is wondering which tribe an African American familyContinue reading “Modern Humans Entered Europe Thousands of Years Before Expected!”

New Business Cards!

If you want to know what’s going on in Paleoanthropology,, you know where to go! Please feel free to share as I try to grow our little community of enthusiasts and experts. I want to start expanding, getting Anthropology more main stream. How can you help? Well besides financially, sharing who we are is theContinue reading “New Business Cards!”

Did Cooking and Eating Meat Make Us Who We Are Today?

Did Homo erectus’ habit of increased meat eating lead to our body structure, and mental capacities that we have and know of today? A new paper claims perhaps this idea is not as correct as we thought…

The Story of Us Ep #28 Homo naledi and the discovery of Leti with Dr. Juliet Brophy!

Out of the Darkness of Rising Star….comes #Leti, the naledi child!

Join us as we discuss this stunning find with the lead author of one of the two papers about this discovery, Dr. Juliet Brophy!