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Consilience, convergence, and consensus
A new editorial in Science questions the common understanding of “scientific consensus”, and I reflect on what makes science reliable.
Apr 27
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How do hominin fossils get their numbers?
Numbers for fossils, like AL 288-1, are nowhere near as iconic as names like “Lucy”, but have an important place in the study of paleoanthropology.
Apr 21
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How Homo naledi got into the Dinaledi Chamber
New research from Dirk van Rooyen gives the most detailed look ever at the entry path into the deepest parts of the Rising Star cave system.
Apr 15
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How Homo naledi got into the Dinaledi Chamber
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Tinshemet Cave and modern-Neandertal cultural interactions
New work at a site of similar age to Skhūl and Qafzeh suggests cultural sharing among groups of different biological ancestry.
Apr 5
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March 2025
Research highlight: Burials by Homo naledi
After two years of intense reviews and revision, the work on burial evidence from this ancient hominin finds acceptance.
Mar 30
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Lactase and the Neandertals
New research shows that a common gene variant that may explain some lactase persistence in East Asia is introgressed from Neandertals.
Mar 18
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A look at the Sima del Elefante face
When the global timeline passed one million years ago, more than half the span of hominin presence in Eurasia had already passed by.
Mar 12
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Plant-eating and meat-eating in Australopithecus
A new approach to sampling nitrogen-15 in tooth enamel opens a window into the diets of early hominins.
Mar 9
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Gathering the Ancestors
The largest exhibition of hominin fossils in history brought together science, the public, and geopolitics at the height of the Cold War.
Mar 2
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February 2025
Pounding starches on Jordan's ancient banks
New research highlights starch grains from many kinds of plants that were processed by pounding tools at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov.
Feb 28
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Ancient travois use by some of the earliest Americans
At White Sands National Park 22,000 years ago, impressive footprint evidence is now joined by a technology for transit.
Feb 25
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Seeing Neandertal teeth as art
The photography of Luka Mjeda brought a new way of looking at the teeth of the Krapina people.
Feb 23
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