Neanderthal skull Type post Author Günter Bechly Date February 2, 2024 CategoriesAnatomyHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , antibiotics, behavior, body decoration, cave art, cavemen, Fossil Friday (series), gene pool, genetic admixture, glue, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, human nature, human uniqueness, jewelry, Neanderthals, ochre, painkillers, seafood, stone circles, Svante Pääbo, Thomas Huxley, University of Toronto Fossil Friday: New Evidence for the Human Nature of Neanderthals Günter Bechly February 2, 2024 Anatomy, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 17 What is at stake is not just some esoteric species problem in the ivory tower, but the very question of human nature and human uniqueness. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Mr._N Type post Author Casey Luskin Date November 16, 2023 CategoriesArchaeologyEvolutionHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , Africa, culture, evolution, fire, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, interbreeding, Journal of Human Evolution, last common ancestor, Middle Palaeolithic, Neanderthals, PLOS ONE, Portugal, Science Alert, stereotypes, stone tools, University of Trento Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species? Casey Luskin November 16, 2023 Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology 5 The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor. Read More ›
Homo naledi Type post Author Casey Luskin Date November 15, 2023 CategoriesArchaeologyHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , burial, cave walls, chronology, erosion, fossils, geochemistry, hominins, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, hype, IFL Science, intelligence, Journal of Human Evolution, Lee Berger, media, micromorphology, Netflix, paleoanthropologists, Rising Star Cave, South Africa, spectroscopy, taphonomy, tools Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire Casey Luskin November 15, 2023 Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 8 Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
Neanderthal Musuem Type post Author Casey Luskin Date November 1, 2022 CategoriesArtsCultural AnthropologyHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontologyTechnology Tagged , Australopithecines, burial, creativity, culture, Donald Johanson, footprints, fossil record, Fossils and Human Evolution (series), habilines, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Oxford University Press, paintings, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Siegrid Hartwig-Scherer, total energy expenditure, Washington University Human Origins: All in the Family Casey Luskin November 1, 2022 Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology 10 If a Neanderthal walked down the street, appropriately dressed, you probably wouldn’t notice. Read More ›
