Tag: human origins

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 18, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __featured2, Ann Gauger, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain size, cranial buttressing, dental function, evolution, First Things, God's Grandeur, Homo erectus, Homo rudolfensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, Nature (journal), paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Stephen Barr, theology, University of Delaware}

Physicist Overstates the “Gradual” Nature of Human Origins in the Fossil Record

_{Casey Luskin
May 18, 2026

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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We’ve gone back and forth with Dr. Barr many times in the past. Mainstream paleoanthropologists acknowledge that the origin of humans is sudden and abrupt. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 25, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, bipedalism, Casey Luskin, Come Let Us Reason Together, deception, error, evolutionary narrative, evolutionary scientists, fossil, fossil record, human ancestors, human origins, Lenny Esposito, media, paleoanthropology, researcher-to-specimen imbalance, researchers, Sahelanthropus tchadensis}

Luskin on Error Versus Deception in Human Origins Discussions

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 25, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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How do you separate the facts from the narrative? That can be challenging these days, and the realm of science is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 24, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, bias, Casey Luskin, competition, dissent, evolutionary narratives, evolutionary scientists, femur, fossil record, fossils, funding, graduate students, human ancestors, human origins, ID the Future, language, Lenny Esposito, paleoanthropology, paleontology, political pressure, Politics, prestige, Sahelanthropus tchadensis}

Supposed Human Ancestor Falls Victim to Research Politics

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 24, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Casey Luskin describes a culture of silence in paleoanthropology driven by competition, prestige, and political pressure. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
February 23, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, ancestors, Casey Luskin, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, geological column, hominids, Homo erectus, human beings, human origins, humans, intelligent design, language, linguistics, Science and Human Origins, Science Uprising, species}

Gulf Between Ape-Like and Human Grows Wider

_{Jonathan Witt
February 23, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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This trend supports the traditional view that humans were uniquely designed rather than evolving willy-nilly from ape-like ancestors. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 23, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, Acheulean stone tools, Africa, Biological Theory, brain size, brain volume, Denisovans, encephalization quotient, evolution, FOXP2, genes, Homo erectus, human origins, humans, hunting, hyoid, Indonesia, intellectual capabilities, language, laryngeal air sacs, linguistic communication, modern humans, Neanderthals, seafaring, speaking, symbols, thinking}

Paper Defends Spoken Language in Homo erectus

_{Casey Luskin
February 23, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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The first thing that comes to mind in the context of intellectual capabilities is brain size. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bones, Brunhes chron, Brunhes–Matuyama reversal, China, David Hills, Facebook, femoral shaft, fossil record, fossils, hominins, Homo sapiens, human origins, Jaramillo chron, Jerry Coyne, Joao Zilhão, John Hawks, mandible, media, Morocco, New York Times, paleontology, teeth, tooth morphology, University of Lisbon, vertebrae, Why Evolution Is True}

Teeth, Jawbones, and Vertebrae Fuel Overblown Media Claims of a “Missing Link”

_{Casey Luskin
January 14, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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So we’re talking about fossils that are very humanlike, if not essentially completely human. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bipedalism, bones, Clément Zanolli, competition, Djurab (desert), femur, fossil record, fossils, France, Franck Guy, Guillaume Daver, human origins, Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Human Evolution, Michael Brunet, Nature (journal), New York University, paleoanthropology, Politics, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scott Williams, skull, The Guardian, Toumaï, University of Poitiers, War and Peace, Washington Post, Why Evolution Is True}

“Competition and Politics” Complicate Debate Over Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 13, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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It seemed like lots of people wanted to forget about the femur, because years went by and nothing was published about the bone. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, bipedalism, Chad, chimpanzees, common ancestor, Haaretz, hominins, human origins, John Hawks, Journal of Human Evolution, knuckle-walking, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Leipzig, Marine Cazenave, Martin Pickford, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Brunet, Milford H. Wolpoff, Nature (journal), New Scientist, New York University, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, Rhianna Drummond-Clarke, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scientific American, Scott Williams, Toumaï, trees, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington Post}

New Paper Fails to Settle Debate Over Bipedalism in Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 12, 2026

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Many have called this fossil a human ancestor that lived at about 7 million years ago, around the time of our supposed most recent common ancestor with chimps. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 29, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Cambridge, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, England, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germans, Germany, Günter Bechly, human origins, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, intimidation, John West, Jonathan McLatchie, Jonathan Wells, Pacific Ocean, paleontology, Paul Nelson, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film), Richard Sternberg, State Museum of Natural History, Stephen Meyer, Stuttgart, Theistic Evolution (book)}

No. 4 Story for 2025: Farewell to Günter Bechly

_{David Klinghoffer
December 29, 2025

Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 14, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, archaeologists, archaeology, art, Bible, Carly Cassella, cave art, caves, Darwinian paradigm, Darwinism, evolution, fire, human origins, King Tut, Neanderthals, Paul Pettitt, Rosetta Stone, Science Alert, subhumans, The Conversation, University of Durham}

Perhaps Neanderthals Never Truly Went Extinct

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 14, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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A critical part of the original tale of the Neanderthals is that, because they were stupid, we smarter, more evolved modern humans finished them off. Read More ›