Tag: paleoanthropologists
Neanderthals Were a Lot More Like Humans than We Realize
There’s still much we don’t know and the evidence is sparse — due in part to the fact that Neanderthals probably had a relatively small overall population size.
Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire
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.
Fossil Friday: To Be or Not to Be Homo
The fossil hominin Homo habilis was described 1964 by Louis Leakey and his colleagues from the 1.9 million year old Olduvai Gorge locality in Tanzania.
Human Origins: All in the Family
If a Neanderthal walked down the street, appropriately dressed, you probably wouldn’t notice.
The Big Bang Origin of Homo
This unbridged gap between the ape-like australopithecines and the abruptly appearing human-like members of our genus challenges evolutionary accounts.