Tag: Denisovans

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 3, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __trending, Ann Gauger, BBC, China, Chris Stringer, Denisovans, evolution, fossil record, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo longi, Homo sapiens, homoplasy, human origins, intelligent design, Live Science, London, Middle Pleistocene, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, Ola Hössjer, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Science (journal), skulls, Yunxian skulls}

Skulls from China Said to Push Origin of Homo sapiens Back to 1 Million Years

_{Casey Luskin
October 3, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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How many times have we been told that some new paleoanthropological find is “rewriting the story of human evolution”? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 4, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, Ben Marwick, China, craftsmanship, Denisovans, East Asia, humans, Ice Age, Middle Paleolithic, Neanderthals, Quina, stone tools, The Conversation, Yunnan province}

Neanderthals Keep Getting Smarter

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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At one time, Neanderthals were considered stupid. Things have changed. Meanwhile, they are presenting some mysteries. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 4, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Adrian Woolfson, Albert Einstein, anti-human exceptionalism, artificial general intelligence, children, Christianity, computers, Denisovans, Edward Gibbon, Foundation for Economic Education, Green Revolution, Henry Gee, Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, human exceptionalism, human extinction, humans, Lawrence W. Reed, natural selection, Neanderthals, Science (journal), The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire}

Decline and Fall: A Vision of a Human-Free Planet

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 4, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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As the author of the review, Adrian Woolfson, says, the coming human eclipse originated in a sin against Darwinism. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 9, 2025

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, archaic humans, brain, Denisovans, evolution, human origins, humans, modern humans, Neanderthals, Phys.org, researchers, skull, University of Padua}

Neanderthals May Be “Same Species” As Us

_{Science and Culture
January 9, 2025

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Using coalescence analyses and molecular clock assessments, the researchers reconstructed a timeline of genetic events. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, amino acids, ancestors, chimpanzees, Denisovans, DNA, human origins, humans, Live Science, lumpers, Neanderthals, splitters}

Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA?

_{Casey Luskin
December 12, 2024

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

6}

The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 12, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Aeon, Annual Review of Anthropology, Bernard Wood, brain size, chimpanzees, Denisovans, DNA, Donald Johanson, evolution, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Lucy, Mark Collard, Middle Pleistocene, most recent common ancestor, Neanderthals, pseudogenes, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), total energy expenditure, William Lane Craig}

Traditional or Not? Assessing William Lane Craig’s Model on Adam and Eve

_{Casey Luskin
November 12, 2021

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I’m having trouble making sense of exactly what his model holds. And it seems I’m not alone. Read More ›

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 9, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Ancient Near East, biblical flood, Christianity, Denisovans, dinosaurs, Evolution News, Exodus, Genesis, Gospels, Hebrew, hominids, Homo sapiens, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Mesopotamia, Middle East, mytho-history, Neanderthals, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), Satan, Scripture, Stephen Jay Gould, William Laine Craig, Young Earth Creationists}

Is Genesis “Mytho-History”? As a Guide to Scripture, William Lane Craig’s Book Falls Short

_{Casey Luskin
November 9, 2021

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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As an old earther, I was dismayed by Craig’s failure to engage with common old earth interpretations of Genesis. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, African Americans, Africans, alt-right, Asians, Bronx Zoo, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Denisovans, Desmond Dent Sr., Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, evolutionary pressures, faith, human beings, Human Zoos, intelligence, John Ray, John West, Monkey House, Neanderthals, Ota Benga, pygmy, Race Realism, races, Racism, science, scientific racism, species, subhumans, Suffolk County, Walter Bradley Center, Wikipedia, zoology class}

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

_{David Klinghoffer
July 28, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

5}

“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 30, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, anagenesis, Ann Gauger, annus horribilis, Associated Press, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Bernard Wood, BIO-Complexity, Denisovans, Ethiopia, genetic diversity, gradualism, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, Nature (journal), Ola Hössjer, paleoanthropology, population genetics, primates, punctuated equilibrium, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Magazine, Tim White}

A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
April 30, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 10, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, African Americans, Africans, alt-right, Asians, Bronx Zoo, Caucasians, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Denisovans, Desmond Dent Sr., Discovery Institute, evolutionary biology, evolutionary pressures, faith, human beings, Human Zoos, intelligence, John Ray, John West, Monkey House, Neanderthals, Ota Benga, pygmy, Race Realism, races, Racism, science, scientific racism, species, subhumans, Suffolk County, Walter Bradley Center, Wikipedia, zoology class}

Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

_{David Klinghoffer
January 10, 2020

Evolution

5}

“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›