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A shorter, sharper Out-of-Africa story is emerging
A new study of genomic ancestry in Papua New Guinea supports a short timeline for the dispersal of modern people
Sep 18
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The gene from Denisovan to Neanderthal to modern mucus
A “genetic sandwich” reveals how a block of DNA entered several populations successively and was affected by natural selection.
Aug 23
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The problem skulls from Yunxian
The relationships of fossils from deep time in China may help reveal ancestral connections for the Denisovans
Sep 25
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How archaeologists are missing Pleistocene cultures
I propose a “Culture First” way of looking at ancient remains, instead of the “Culture Last” assumption so pervasive in the field.
Jul 24
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Deep history from the genomes of India
People carrying Neanderthal mixture entered the subcontinent after 50,000 years ago, meeting Denisovans
Oct 2
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Ghost populations in human origins
Genetic models are finding more and more unknown lineages. How real are they?
May 14
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The humanity of a new Denisovan
Identification of the Harbin skull by mtDNA and proteins and what it means to be Homo sapiens.
Jun 22
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When did human chromosome 2 fuse?
More and more, it looks like this event happened shortly before a million years ago, in the common ancestors of Neandertal, Denisovan, and African…
Aug 31, 2023
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Informal hominins, from Denisovan to superarchaic
In a new research article, I review the ways that paleoanthropologists name ancient groups outside the Linnaean system.
Oct 11
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What explains the long stasis of Oldowan sites?
A new study reveals a 300,000 year record of toolmaking near the eastern shore of Lake Turkana
Nov 21
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Expanding the “Cradle of Humankind”
Developing a broader idea of the habitats and capacities of early hominins
Aug 30
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Bringing emotional cognition to deep time
In a new article, my coauthors and I draw upon cognitive science to draw out archaeological traces of ancient social lives
Dec 2
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