Tag: Lee Berger

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 25, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, archeology, burials, Casey Luskin, documentaries, Homo naledi, human origins, ID the Future, Lee Berger, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, Netflix, paleontology, Rising Star Cave, science fiction, Scientific American, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal}

Science or Science Fiction? Scientists Debate

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 25, 2024

Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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Should some Netflix documentaries be labeled science fiction? Two are currently targeted by researchers in paleontology and archeology respectively. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 15, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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

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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 ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 9, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, ABC News, Casey Luskin, cave art, fire, Homo naledi, human origins, ID the Future, intelligence, Lee Berger, Marketing, Netflix, podcast, preprints}

Not Enough Evidence: Casey Luskin on Recent Homo naledi Claims

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 9, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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They claim that the small-brained species had high intelligence and engaged in activities like burying their dead, using fire, and engaging in cave wall art. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 22, 2023

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, afterlife, Arizona State University, bioRxiv, brain, burial, Chris Stringer, Dinaledi Chamber, documentary, eLife, evolution, fire, Homo naledi, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, intelligence, La Trobe University, Lee Berger, María Martinón-Torres, micromorphology, Natural History Museum, Nature (journal), paleoanthropology, peer review, religion, skeletons, The Guardian, University of Western Australia}

Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall

_{Casey Luskin
September 22, 2023

Cultural Anthropology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, archaeologists, Associated Press, Australia, bioRxiv, burial, cave art, chimpanzees, fire use, Germany, Gibraltar, Griffith University, hominids, Homo naledi, human origins, intelligence, Kenya, Lee Berger, María Martinón-Torres, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, New York Times, Newsweek, paleontology, Phys.org, Rising Star Cave, Science News, skeletons, Spain, The Conversation, Wall Street Journal}

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023

Archaeology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
Tagged
, children, civilization, copper, Greece, Homo naledi, Iraq, Lee Berger, Michael Marshall, Neanderthals, owls, pulses, Quartz, Rising Star Cave, Shanidar Cave, South Africa, University of Liverpool, Zagros Mountains}

Early Humans Were More Sophisticated than We Thought

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 12, 2022

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

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Neanderthals were not just downing raw hunks of meat 70,000 years ago, as many of us have assumed. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 28, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Australopithecus sediba, Carol Ward, Chris Stringer, Homo naledi, John Hawks, Lee Berger, South Africa}

Disappointment! Homo naledi Is Younger than Previously Thought

_{Casey Luskin
April 28, 2017

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

6}

Some scientists hoped that H. naledi would prove to be the fossil to bridge an evolutionary gap. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 25, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus sediba, Donald Johanson, fossils, hominid, Lee Berger, Washington Post}

Science Magazine: Australopithecus sediba “Ousted from the Human Family”

_{Casey Luskin
April 25, 2017

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science

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There was a lot of hype about this hominid when it was first published in 2010. Read More ›