geochronology

Human origins science in 1925: the good, the bad, and the fake

As I look back at a sometimes-confusing picture of a science in its early days, I see some connections with today's landscape.

Jul 13, 2025 • John Hawks

What did Neanderthal visual culture mean?

Humans today live in visually rich environments, and it's increasingly clear that Neandertals shaped their visual environments also.

Jun 1, 2023 • John Hawks

How old is the "early Homo sapiens" skull from Florisbad?

Introducing a new preprint in which I examine critically the evidence for a skull thought to be contemporary with Homo naledi.

Feb 2, 2020 • John Hawks

A revised chronology for Liang Bua places Homo floresiensis earlier than 60,000 years ago

Further study of the “hobbit” site shows that the stratigraphy was more complicated than assumed back in 2004, with skeletal remains much earlier than…

Mar 30, 2016 • John Hawks

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