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Human Origins, Hominin Fossils, Biological Anthropology
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The oldest reliable evidence of organic red pigment use 15,000 years ago by the first sedentary hunter-gatherers in the Levant.
Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel) 🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel) 🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
October 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM
The oldest reliable evidence of organic red pigment use 15,000 years ago by the first sedentary hunter-gatherers in the Levant.
Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel) 🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel) 🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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☀️ Have a good weekend! 🏺🧪
Popular paleolithic pastimes...
Popular paleolithic pastimes...
October 27, 2023 at 7:20 PM
☀️ Have a good weekend! 🏺🧪
Popular paleolithic pastimes...
Popular paleolithic pastimes...
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#OnThisDay in 2004, the Homo floresiensis papers were published and we met, for the first time, "a new small-bodied hominin" from Flores, Indonesia. 🧪🏺
October 28, 2023 at 1:37 PM
#OnThisDay in 2004, the Homo floresiensis papers were published and we met, for the first time, "a new small-bodied hominin" from Flores, Indonesia. 🧪🏺
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‘Callous, reckless, unethical’:
Scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space 🏺🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
‘Grand gesture’ condemned as unethical publicity stunt that risked loss of 2m-year-old human remains
Commentary by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social @ozarchaeomaglab.bsky.social
Scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space 🏺🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
‘Grand gesture’ condemned as unethical publicity stunt that risked loss of 2m-year-old human remains
Commentary by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social @ozarchaeomaglab.bsky.social
‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space
‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2023 at 1:46 PM
‘Callous, reckless, unethical’:
Scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space 🏺🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
‘Grand gesture’ condemned as unethical publicity stunt that risked loss of 2m-year-old human remains
Commentary by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social @ozarchaeomaglab.bsky.social
Scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space 🏺🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
‘Grand gesture’ condemned as unethical publicity stunt that risked loss of 2m-year-old human remains
Commentary by @chrisbstringer.bsky.social @ozarchaeomaglab.bsky.social
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Genome sequences of 36,000- to 37,000-year-old modern humans at Buran-Kaya III in Crimea 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Both genomes share the highest similarity to Gravettian-associated individuals found several thousand years later in southwestern Europe.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Both genomes share the highest similarity to Gravettian-associated individuals found several thousand years later in southwestern Europe.
October 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Genome sequences of 36,000- to 37,000-year-old modern humans at Buran-Kaya III in Crimea 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Both genomes share the highest similarity to Gravettian-associated individuals found several thousand years later in southwestern Europe.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Both genomes share the highest similarity to Gravettian-associated individuals found several thousand years later in southwestern Europe.
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Her mother was a Neanderthal, her father was a Denisovan.
Denny is a vivid – and very “human” – reminder that human evolution is a story of hybridization.
Meet Denny,
The Only Human Hybrid Remains Ever Unearthed 🧪
www.iflscience.com/meet-denny-t...
Denny is a vivid – and very “human” – reminder that human evolution is a story of hybridization.
Meet Denny,
The Only Human Hybrid Remains Ever Unearthed 🧪
www.iflscience.com/meet-denny-t...
October 24, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Her mother was a Neanderthal, her father was a Denisovan.
Denny is a vivid – and very “human” – reminder that human evolution is a story of hybridization.
Meet Denny,
The Only Human Hybrid Remains Ever Unearthed 🧪
www.iflscience.com/meet-denny-t...
Denny is a vivid – and very “human” – reminder that human evolution is a story of hybridization.
Meet Denny,
The Only Human Hybrid Remains Ever Unearthed 🧪
www.iflscience.com/meet-denny-t...
Unknown Human Lineage Found Buried in The Neanderthal Genome www.sciencealert.com/unknown-huma...
Unknown Human Lineage Found Buried in The Neanderthal Genome
We go way back.
www.sciencealert.com
October 25, 2023 at 1:35 AM
Unknown Human Lineage Found Buried in The Neanderthal Genome www.sciencealert.com/unknown-huma...
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New Special Issue of PaleoAnthropology 😍‼️
7 great pps on Niche Construction, Plasticity, and Inclusive Inheritance paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
+ obituaries - Bill Kimbel & Sally McBrearty, a book review AND the abstracts of the 13th ESHE meeting!
What a treat 🥳
7 great pps on Niche Construction, Plasticity, and Inclusive Inheritance paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
+ obituaries - Bill Kimbel & Sally McBrearty, a book review AND the abstracts of the 13th ESHE meeting!
What a treat 🥳
October 24, 2023 at 4:53 PM
New Special Issue of PaleoAnthropology 😍‼️
7 great pps on Niche Construction, Plasticity, and Inclusive Inheritance paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
+ obituaries - Bill Kimbel & Sally McBrearty, a book review AND the abstracts of the 13th ESHE meeting!
What a treat 🥳
7 great pps on Niche Construction, Plasticity, and Inclusive Inheritance paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
+ obituaries - Bill Kimbel & Sally McBrearty, a book review AND the abstracts of the 13th ESHE meeting!
What a treat 🥳
Genomes Reveal the Encounter between Neanderthals and Sapiens www.genengnews.com/topics/omics...
Genomes Reveal the Encounter between Neanderthals and Sapiens
The analysis of ancient genomes, coupled with archaeological data, makes it possible to trace different stages in the history of hybridized species
www.genengnews.com
October 21, 2023 at 12:42 AM
Genomes Reveal the Encounter between Neanderthals and Sapiens www.genengnews.com/topics/omics...
Past human expansions shaped the spatial pattern of Neanderthal ancestry www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Past human expansions shaped the spatial pattern of Neanderthal ancestry
Modern human range expansions have deeply influenced the spatial distribution of archaic introgression.
www.science.org
October 21, 2023 at 12:40 AM
Past human expansions shaped the spatial pattern of Neanderthal ancestry www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The reconstructed cranium of Pierolapithecus
and the evolution of the great ape face 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Consistent with the hypothesis species represents basal member of group and provides insight into the facial morphology of the ancestor of the group.
and the evolution of the great ape face 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Consistent with the hypothesis species represents basal member of group and provides insight into the facial morphology of the ancestor of the group.
October 17, 2023 at 4:10 PM
The reconstructed cranium of Pierolapithecus
and the evolution of the great ape face 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Consistent with the hypothesis species represents basal member of group and provides insight into the facial morphology of the ancestor of the group.
and the evolution of the great ape face 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Consistent with the hypothesis species represents basal member of group and provides insight into the facial morphology of the ancestor of the group.
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Formation processes, fire use, and patterns of human occupation across the Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 5a-5b) of Gruta da Oliveira (Almonda karst system, Torres Novas, Portugal) 🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Conditions for residential use seem to have be optimal during 90–92 kya and 76–78 kya.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Conditions for residential use seem to have be optimal during 90–92 kya and 76–78 kya.
October 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Formation processes, fire use, and patterns of human occupation across the Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 5a-5b) of Gruta da Oliveira (Almonda karst system, Torres Novas, Portugal) 🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Conditions for residential use seem to have be optimal during 90–92 kya and 76–78 kya.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Conditions for residential use seem to have be optimal during 90–92 kya and 76–78 kya.
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@martamlahr.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky.
It's nice to see you here.
It's nice to see you here.
October 17, 2023 at 8:31 PM
@martamlahr.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky.
It's nice to see you here.
It's nice to see you here.
From Hunted to Hunter: Neanderthals Preyed on Cave Lions, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/s...
From Hunted to Hunter: Neanderthals Preyed on Cave Lions, Study Finds
A new archaeological analysis is the first to show that our human ancestors intentionally stalked large beasts of prey, and apex predators, no less.
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2023 at 12:39 AM
From Hunted to Hunter: Neanderthals Preyed on Cave Lions, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/s...
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Family trees based on "whole cemetery" analyses of ancient DNA are the next big thing in paleogenomics. The details about the past they reveal give archaeologists unprecedented insights into the past, like dropping in on a family reunion from thousands of years ago. 🏺🧬
Ancient marriage traditions—and politics—revealed in giant family trees built from DNA
Bronze Age burials suggest women moved to live with their husband’s clans, but also helped structure societies
www.science.org
October 5, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Family trees based on "whole cemetery" analyses of ancient DNA are the next big thing in paleogenomics. The details about the past they reveal give archaeologists unprecedented insights into the past, like dropping in on a family reunion from thousands of years ago. 🏺🧬
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mRNA COVID Vaccine Technology Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🧪
bit.ly/48CDvIX
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for their advancements that changed the field of vaccine development and understanding of how mRNA interacts with the body’s immune system.
bit.ly/48CDvIX
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for their advancements that changed the field of vaccine development and understanding of how mRNA interacts with the body’s immune system.
October 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM
mRNA COVID Vaccine Technology Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🧪
bit.ly/48CDvIX
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for their advancements that changed the field of vaccine development and understanding of how mRNA interacts with the body’s immune system.
bit.ly/48CDvIX
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for their advancements that changed the field of vaccine development and understanding of how mRNA interacts with the body’s immune system.
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Just setting off to give an invited paper at University of Tübingen as part of the Ritual in Human Evolution conference. I'm hugely honoured to have been invited to speak, and more than a little excited at making the journey to Germany by train! #NetZero
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
October 2, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Just setting off to give an invited paper at University of Tübingen as part of the Ritual in Human Evolution conference. I'm hugely honoured to have been invited to speak, and more than a little excited at making the journey to Germany by train! #NetZero
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/...
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“Interaction and mixture: big picture and small”
The working of a Denisovan gene in today's people, and the continuing challenges of understanding how mixture mattered to ancient people.
johnhawks.net/weblog/inter...
The working of a Denisovan gene in today's people, and the continuing challenges of understanding how mixture mattered to ancient people.
johnhawks.net/weblog/inter...
Interaction and mixture: big picture and small
From the level of function of a single gene up to the movements of entire populations, our evolution was built from mixture.
johnhawks.net
October 1, 2023 at 2:13 PM
“Interaction and mixture: big picture and small”
The working of a Denisovan gene in today's people, and the continuing challenges of understanding how mixture mattered to ancient people.
johnhawks.net/weblog/inter...
The working of a Denisovan gene in today's people, and the continuing challenges of understanding how mixture mattered to ancient people.
johnhawks.net/weblog/inter...
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Taxonomic attribution of the KNM-ER 1500 partial skeleton from the Burgi Member of the Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya 🧪
Carol Ward , Ashley Hammond , et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
No feature serves to align KNM-ER 1500 with Homo to the exclusion of Paranthropus.
Carol Ward , Ashley Hammond , et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
No feature serves to align KNM-ER 1500 with Homo to the exclusion of Paranthropus.
September 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Taxonomic attribution of the KNM-ER 1500 partial skeleton from the Burgi Member of the Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya 🧪
Carol Ward , Ashley Hammond , et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
No feature serves to align KNM-ER 1500 with Homo to the exclusion of Paranthropus.
Carol Ward , Ashley Hammond , et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
No feature serves to align KNM-ER 1500 with Homo to the exclusion of Paranthropus.
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Predates 110 ka
The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 27, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Predates 110 ka
The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The stratigraphy and formation of Middle Stone Age deposits in Cave 1B, Klasies River Main site, South Africa, with implications for the context, age, and cultural association of the KRM 41815/SAM-AP 6222 human mandible 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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☀️ Happy weekend! 🧪
The problems of paleolithic prodigies...
The problems of paleolithic prodigies...
September 29, 2023 at 8:02 PM
☀️ Happy weekend! 🧪
The problems of paleolithic prodigies...
The problems of paleolithic prodigies...
Mysterious box donated to museum turns out to contain ‘exceptional’ Neanderthal remains news.yahoo.com/mysterious-b...
Mysterious box donated to museum turns out to contain ‘exceptional’ Neanderthal remains
The partial remains of at least three Neanderthals were inside, Spanish researchers said.
news.yahoo.com
October 1, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Mysterious box donated to museum turns out to contain ‘exceptional’ Neanderthal remains news.yahoo.com/mysterious-b...
Modeling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition phys.org/news/2023-09...
Modeling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition
Studying prehistoric production processes of birch bark tar using computational modeling reveals the kinds of cognition that were required for the materials produced by Neanderthal and early modern hu...
phys.org
October 1, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Modeling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition phys.org/news/2023-09...
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Justice for Neanderthals!
What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Derided as knuckle-draggers, discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink Neanderthals, we could learn something of our own humanity.
What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Derided as knuckle-draggers, discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink Neanderthals, we could learn something of our own humanity.
September 25, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Justice for Neanderthals!
What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Derided as knuckle-draggers, discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink Neanderthals, we could learn something of our own humanity.
What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Derided as knuckle-draggers, discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink Neanderthals, we could learn something of our own humanity.
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Did early humans interbreed with "ghost" populations? 🧪
featuring @chrisbstringer.bsky.social , @elliescerri.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/arti...
A discussion on our genetic diversity and the evidence that early Homo sapiens mated with an as yet, "unknown" species.
featuring @chrisbstringer.bsky.social , @elliescerri.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/arti...
A discussion on our genetic diversity and the evidence that early Homo sapiens mated with an as yet, "unknown" species.
Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?
To explain our genetic diversity, some scientists have suggested that early Homo sapiens mated with an undiscovered species. But new research offers a different explanation.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 25, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Did early humans interbreed with "ghost" populations? 🧪
featuring @chrisbstringer.bsky.social , @elliescerri.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/arti...
A discussion on our genetic diversity and the evidence that early Homo sapiens mated with an as yet, "unknown" species.
featuring @chrisbstringer.bsky.social , @elliescerri.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/arti...
A discussion on our genetic diversity and the evidence that early Homo sapiens mated with an as yet, "unknown" species.