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*TOMORROW*!  *New Episode of “The Story of Us” featuring South African Archaeologist Annalin Matabane! at 9 am Pacific: https://youtu.be/Hq0xhk7Bv_U Listen to essential stories about “re-humanization” in the aftermath of Apartheid!  *Also: Episode Two of the Paleo Post Podcast, now on Podbean for EVERYONE’s enjoyment!  https://worldofpaleoanthropology.podbean.com With the lovely Genevieve von Petzinger! I hope that you guys areContinue reading “Tomorrow is going to be Fun!”

Co-Authored with Genevieve von Petzinger As I sit here watching the Press Release on the new naledi findings, I can’t help but feel captivated, … New Discovery in South Africa Unearths a New Chapter in Human Evolution

Listen now!!!! The Paleo Post Podcast Have you ever heard a news story about a paleogenetics breakthrough, a new cave art discovery, or an announcement about an ancient hominin fossil that changes everything? But you’re not sure what that means?  Well, the Paleo Post Podcast is here to help!  Join us – Genevieve von PetzingerContinue reading “New! The Paleo Post Podcast!”

Introduction Much of the time in paleoanthropology, all we have are fossils. Though we can certainly learn lots about an organism, such as what it looked like, how it lived, and how it evolved, there are some things which simply can not be fully determined just by fossils. Some examples of this are the sexContinue reading “Enamel Proteins in Paranthropus robustus Dental Remains-Guest Post By Mekhi”

Update: The reception of this documentary from the public has been great. It’s been awful from scientists. Why? It’s not because they do not wish to see the science being communicated, they, including the journal reviews, feel that this announcement, was rushed, and could possibly damage future research. Why was this done? Various reasons areContinue reading ““Unknown-Cave of Bones” Documentary- a Review”

About two years ago, an article was published on this website titled “Top Modern Paleoanthropology Documentaries on YouTube”, (link to this article here: https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2021/08/01/top-modern-paleoanthropology-documentaries-on-youtube/).  This article put forth 10 recommended documentaries covering a variety of topics about human evolution, but it’s about time for more.  The following links go to 10 documentaries from recent yearsContinue reading “Top Best Paleoanthropology Documentaries in 2023-Guest Post By Mekhi”

*** Coming Tonight at 9pm EST!*** On this special episode of “The Story of Us”, I am joined by none other than Prof. Lee R. Berger from the University of Witwatersrand! We are going to be talking about Homo naledi, of course, and the many challenges and astonishing discoveries that the cave system has thusContinue reading “Lee Berger, Homo Naledi, and the Many Questions Surrounding Rising Star!”

“Geometric Signs: a brief history of space and time.”  Pilar wanted to know about the time period of the signs as well as where they are found around the world. In this first episode, the questions that was asked was – “ What is the time period, and geographical location in which most of theContinue reading “Geometric Signs: A Brief History of Space and Time!”

Were Humans Eating Each Other Over One and a Half Million Years Ago?  This past week a new paper came out in “Scientific Reports” by lead author Dr. Briana Pobiner, detailing the possible evidence of early cannibalism, or consumption of meat of some kind, of an early hominin, by another hominin, nearly 1.5 million yearsContinue reading “Were Humans Eating Each Other Over One and a Half Million Years Ago?”