The World’s Oldest Instruments Are Probably Older Than You Think.
A short discussion of the Geißenklösterle flutes, and just how amazing they are.
an anthropological spin
A short discussion of the Geißenklösterle flutes, and just how amazing they are.
A brief introduction to the potential founder of our genus, Homo habilis.
In this post we meet Homo rudolfensis, a contested relative at the base of our genus.
In this very basic write up, we meet Homo heidelbergensis, the top competitor for our shared ancestor with the Neanderthals.
Briefly going into a bit more detail about the work of Taryn Johnson, we learn more about how anthropologists reconstruct our past
With the announcement that a Denisovan finger bone physically resembles modern humans while genetically being more related to Neandertal, I give some context as to how we can know that.
A brief look at the several members of our genus who survived until most recent times, including the recently announced Homo luzonensis.
Technology potentially allows more researchers than ever before to access more materials than dreamed of just a few decades ago. The push to make that access open source is there. Which way should we go with that information?
If you’re an anthropologist, or even just a casual student of anthropology (I’m including followers of this blog), you’ve heardContinue Reading
The “missing link” is one of the most pervasive ideas in the popular understanding of evolution. I hate it, I’m not alone in hating it, and here’s why.