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Sketchbook

Thu, 2009-03-19 17:32 -- John Hawks

Today's sketchbook:

Bela Lugosi as the Apeman

Can you believe that Bela Lugosi was the original Apeman? Not Tarzan the "ape man", but Apeman. Although with the beard they gave him, I couldn't stop thinking he was the Goat-man. I'm not sure what's in the syringe, there, but I'm sure it's not good.

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Neandertals

For years, I've worked on their bones. Now I'm working on their genes. Read more about the science studying these ancient people.

Denisova

From a finger bone of an ancient human came the record of a completely unexpected population. My lab is working on the science of the Denisova genome.

Acceleration

The advent of agriculture caused natural selection to speed up greatly in humans. We're uncovering some of the ways that populations have rapidly changed during the last 10,000 years.

Malapa

Just outside Johannesburg, the Malapa site is producing some of the most exciting finds in human evolution. This site is the headquarters of the Malapa Soft Tissue Project.