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Introduction A common misconception about biological anthropology and human evolution is that ancient hominins are purposefully reconstructed to appear more ‘human-like.’ Many creationist organizations, such as Answers in Genesis, claim that scientists give reconstructions of hominins specific traits, in a dishonest effort to make them look more human, to make them appear as if theyContinue reading “Are the Ways Hominins are Reconstructed Dishonest?-A look at Scleral Color-Guest Post By Mekhi”

Amazing work by one of my mentors, and friend of WOPA, paleo dietary expert, Dr. Briana Pobiner! While of course this “doesn’t change everything we know” as no one single find shall, the added information, and idea that hominin could have been, or did feed on their fellow hominin, is, in my mind a newContinue reading “Our Human Relatives Butchered and Ate Each Other 1.45 Million Years Ago-Breaking News out of the Smithsonian”

On this episode of “The Story of Us,” we are doing something a little different and are featuring a book series, a paleo fiction series, just now completed, and its author E.A Meigs. This book’s series is a good mix of wanting something like “Clan of the Cave Bear” but with a great deal moreContinue reading “Dreamer Books – An Ice Age Saga: The Story of Us with E.A Meigs”

Dear Colleagues, Professors, Advisors, and Administrators, I hope you are doing well. This message is for those of you who are in the academic sphere. If you could please distribute the following message and attached document to members of your department (especially undergraduates), that would be greatly appreciated. ___________________ Cambridge Journal of Human Behaviour: CallContinue reading “Cambridge Journal of Human Behavior Issue 2. Vol 1 Call for Submissions”

Now that we’ve all seen the headlines about the potential Naledi engravings join Seth and Genevieve as we dig deep into the questions surrounding this new possibility.  What do we know so far?  How should researchers approach such an extraordinary claim?  How can we study these engravings?  What is the balance between media and academia?  AndContinue reading “New Episode of “The Story of Us” – Naledi Engravings! 10 Am Pacific!”

Introduction Sexual dimorphism (genetic/morphological differences between the sexes) is incredibly common throughout primates, and our ancestors were no exception to this. In primates, especially apes, males are typically much larger than females, along with other differences, such as larger maxillary (upper) canines. At its greatest extent, primates can be up to 50% sexually dimorphic. ModernContinue reading “Sexual Dimorphism in the Genus Paranthropus-Guest Post By Mekhi”

Before the exciting and big announcements coming out on the 5th! (Stay tuned!) I wondered what, according to AI, would it mean if a hominin species, such as Homo naledi, ritualistically buried their dead? Asking the New Bing Chatbot AI, I asked, “ in APA 7th edition, write a blog post about the implications onContinue reading “What does it mean to be human? Homo naledi’s ritualistic burial practices challenge our definition.”

On this episode of The Story of Us, prepare to hear some exciting content and news! Premiering at 3pm PST! Dr. Brenna Hassett is a bioanthropologist and archaeologist who uses the evidence left behind in bones and teeth to tell us how we grew — or failed to grow — in the past. In thisContinue reading “Digging for Bones with Dr. Brenna Hasset”

Written with the Assistance of the New Bing as well as Grammarly There is a fact in Anthropology that I just love telling people because it seems to always blow their minds, for whatever reason…but that fact is that there is more genetic diversity within Africa than in the rest of the world.  Why? ReadContinue reading “More Genetic Diversity in Africa, than the Rest of the World? Can it be True? Yes!”