modern human origins
Three big insights into our African origins
Recently, I delivered a lecture to the American Society for Human Genetics, focusing on the African record of human origins. It was a great privilege to speak to more than 5000 members of this professional organization, together with other distinguished experts on African genetic variation and health. Here I share
Lida Ajer, early modern human remains in island Southeast Asia
A site first investigated by Eugene Dubois is rediscovered by Kira Westaway and collaborators.
How much sex did it take for Neandertal DNA to enter modern populations?
Addressing a widespread misconception about what geneticists are really measuring when they look at population mixture.
The Manot 1 skull and how we now look at Neandertal ancestry in early modern humans
The discovery of a 54,000-year-old skull in Israel sheds light on the dispersal of modern humans and their contacts with Neandertals.
Secrets of the genome from Ust'-Ishim
A discovery from Siberia represents one of the earliest branches of modern humans to disperse into Eurasia.
Becoming human: Presentation on Mount Carmel sites and cultural origins
A visit to Israel occasions reflections on the cultural evolution of humans and Neandertals.
Modern human origins was more interesting than a single point of dispersal
A study of SNP variation across Africa enables us to look at a structured ancestral population long before 100,000 years ago.
Are the "earliest modern human" skulls really modern?
The redating of the Omo Kibish fossil remains prompts a close look at what it means to be a modern human.
