Blog articles
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.
An ancient human pulled from the bottom of the Taiwan Strait
Work by Chun-Hsiang Chang and coworkers describes the partial mandible, which may represent an archaic human related to the Denisovans.
A look at the intentional markings of Homo erectus
Looking at a 2014 paper by Josephine Joordens and coworkers, which describes zig-zag markings on a shell from Trinil, Indonesia. This shell may have been intentionally marked by Homo erectus.
Castmaking and early data dissemination in paleoanthropology
The earliest form of data dissemination was the distribution of high fidelity copies of fossils.
Secrets of the genome from Ust'-Ishim
A discovery from Siberia represents one of the earliest branches of modern humans to disperse into Eurasia.
Presentation on species concepts and the hominin fossil record
On a visit to Charles Darwin's home, I share some perspectives on how paleoanthropologists think about species.
Describing the Great Rift Valley
I share some geological and geographical knowledge from the Omo River valley, one part of the African Rift system.
Becoming human: Presentation on Mount Carmel sites and cultural origins
A visit to Israel occasions reflections on the cultural evolution of humans and Neandertals.
An interview with Clive Finlayson about Neandertal lifeways
This is a part of the course, Human Evolution: Past and Future, which I presented in 2014.
Interview with Dr. Jill Pruetz about chimpanzees in a savanna habitat
I speak with Dr. Pruetz about her fieldwork with chimpanzees at Fongoli, Senegal.
