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Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries
... in South America that led him to conceive the theory of evolution? Deeply observed and beautifully written, Life and ...
ancient-origins - 18/04/2020 - 18:40
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The Evolution of Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps
... published book published by the British Library charts the evolution of iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical ... monsters throughout the centuries, Van Duzer presented an evolution from a world full of dangers lurking in distant ... and knowledge of the time. By April Holloway The Evolution of Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps ...
aprilholloway - 07/09/2013 - 00:21
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Scientific Breakthrough: Oldest partial genome sequenced, reveals Neanderthals twice as old as thought
... Devolved? Scientists from Atapuerca Revolutionizing Human Evolution Science journal writes, “They scanned this DNA ... have revolutionized the current understanding of hominin evolution. Models of a Neanderthal man and ... meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution . Featured Image: Deriv; Skull of a modern human ...
lizleafloor - 15/09/2015 - 18:32
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Coded Jewel Found in 300-Year-Old US Tavern Has Secret Message to Overthrow British King
Brunswick Town, in North Carolina, was once ‘a hotbed of anti-crown sentiment’ where rebellions were plotted and planned.
Ed Whelan - 12/07/2019 - 13:22
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Cave Provides 78,000 Years of Cultural and Technological Evolution in East Africa
... and have been long considered to be marginal to human evolution so the discovery of Panga ya Saidi cave will ... Cave Provides 78,000 Years of Cultural and Technological Evolution in East Africa ...
ancient-origins - 10/05/2018 - 02:03
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Rewriting Our Origins: Skull Found in China Promotes a Wider Perspective on Human Evolution
... D. et al ) These are exciting times for the study of human evolution as new techniques of analysis are opening the doors ... Skull Found in China Promotes a Wider Perspective on Human Evolution ...
Alicia McDermott - 17/11/2017 - 23:00
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Changes in Human Hunting Practices May Explain Human Brain Development
... them, played a major determining role of the gradual evolution of human brain development resulting in advanced ... environmental circumstances spark another round of evolution in human brain development? If we had enough time ...
Nathan Falde - 02/03/2021 - 23:18
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Darwin Theory
... had already speculated on the development of life through evolution, as well as the descent of man from animal. What ... enough evidence to support Darwin’s theory as fact, and evolution is still under scientific scrutiny as it may now be ... of this lack of sequential evidence for the theory of evolution—and the discovery of the complexities of our ...
johnblack - 30/01/2013 - 21:23
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A Golden Age of Ancient DNA Science Begins
... around 1,500 other human samples. The map shows spread and evolution of Denisovans. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) The New Guinean ... complex question of species and their recognition in human evolution studies. Ancient Denisovan DNA discovered in modern ... de los Huesos, Atapuerca (Spain). ( CC BY-SA 2.5 ) Human evolution should be seen as a bush, with lots of twigs, ...
ancient-origins - 25/03/2016 - 02:44
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Blue Pigment Found on Medieval Teeth Reveals Secret Existence of Female Scribes
The analysis of human teeth has become increasingly important in modern archaeology. A recent discovery of a set of teeth in a German monastery is revolutionizing our understanding of women in religious life some nine centuries ago. It is also changing our understanding of the role of nuns in the production of illuminated manuscripts, perhaps the most important religious art form in the Middle Ages.
Ed Whelan - 10/01/2019 - 13:55
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Smarter Brains Are Blood-Thirsty Brains
... of Adelaide-led project has overturned the theory that the evolution of human intelligence was simply related to the ... 3.0 ) "Brain size has increased about 350% over human evolution, but we found that blood flow to the brain ... energetic connections between nerve cells that allowed the evolution of complex thinking and learning. Scientists are ...
ancient-origins - 01/09/2016 - 03:37
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Why are humans unique? It’s the small things that count
... this question for the first 100,000 years or so of our evolution as species. That’s right, there is a gap of more ... get more powerful, the big questions about our past, evolution and place in nature get harder to answer with any ... forced to focus now on the small biological changes in our evolution to explain what feels like a massive gulf. ...
ancient-origins - 02/11/2015 - 13:48
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105,000-Year-Old Kalahari Crystals Challenge Cultural Evolution Story
... Griffith University's Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, explained the significance of the discovery in a ... can continue to provide new insights about the origins and evolution of Homo sapiens in the Kalahari.” The ... 105,000-Year-Old Kalahari Crystals Challenge Cultural Evolution Story ...
Alicia McDermott - 02/04/2021 - 01:56
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Genetic Study of Romanian Skull Upends Previous Theories of Evolution
... Study of Romanian Skull Upends Previous Theories of Evolution ...
Nathan Falde - 25/05/2021 - 00:55
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Mysterious Origins – What we don’t know about the emergence of humans
... wrote in 2003 that, “what we don’t know about our evolution vastly outweighs what we do know.” Three main aspects of human evolution continue to frustrate scientists: The abrupt ... Cambridge University Professor of Archaeology and Human Evolution Paul Mellars observed in 2005, “have generated ...
Danny Vendramini - 27/10/2014 - 10:54
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Men Hunted, Women Gathered… Or Did They?
... or gendered labor roles during the 2 million years of evolution for the genus Homo until the last 12,000 years, ... social roles of women and men are inherent and define our evolution. Our Paleolithic ancestors lived in a world where ...
ancient origins - 18/11/2023 - 17:52
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Friends to Foes: The Surprising Origin and Evolution of Karate
... being introduced to te , creating kara-te . The next big evolution of the martial art arrived in 1806. One of the ... karate master who had an important role to play in the evolution of modern karate. This man was Gichin Funakoshi, ... founder of Judo and friend of Funakoshi. Karate’s final evolution came after the end of WW2 and the fall of Japanese ...
Robbie Mitchell - 04/09/2022 - 14:59
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The Incredible Odyssey of Mankind: Ape to Human in a Million Years (Video)
In this fascinating video, the evolution from ape to man is traced, beginning with the ... about 20 million years ago. In this fascinating video, the evolution from ape to man is traced, beginning with the ... on two legs in a manner similar to modern humans . The evolution of these beings continued, with the emergence of ...
Joanna Gillan - 26/04/2023 - 01:53
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Tooth Study Has Modern Humans Splitting From Neanderthals 400,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
... years ago would have entailed an unexpectedly fast dental evolution in the early Neanderthals from Sima de los Huesos." ... The research used quantitative data to measure the evolution of dental shape across hominin species assuming ...
ancient-origins - 16/05/2019 - 22:27
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Why does culture sometimes evolve via sudden bursts of innovation?
... of cultural traits over time is known as cultural evolution. But what drives it? Why would the inventory of ... new model we think addresses some aspects of how cultural evolution happens – and, crucially, it’s based on the ... we’re interested in. For example, a model of cultural evolution could use equations to describe the rate at which ...
ancient-origins - 14/06/2016 - 03:49