Tag: Hominin
Alexandra Frankel , September 18th, 2018
Fossil and archaeological evidence suggests that our ancient relatives found innovative ways to make and share meaning. A recent exhibit at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas,…
Alexandra Frankel , September 18th, 2018
The idea that a single population was the ancestor of all living humans is neat and convenient, but it is not consistent with the data. The origin of…
Alexandra Frankel , September 18th, 2018
There is more to our evolutionary history than a single origin in Africa. In the past year, at least four fossil finds have been billed as overturning the…
Alexandra Frankel , September 18th, 2018
Homo naledi hints at the wonders of what we have yet to learn about human evolution. A common teaching analogy in paleoanthropology is that of the drunk looking…
Alexandra Frankel , September 18th, 2018
Isaiah Nengo on racist tweets, evolutionary misconceptions, and his ancient ape skull discovery. In a tweet from 2013, Roseanne Barr called former United Nations National Security Advisor Susan…