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The Shape of a Face: What Neanderthal Growth Patterns Reveal About Human Evolution

Anthropology.net

In contrast, modern humans have relatively smaller, flatter faces with retracted midfaces and more delicate bone structures. How Faces Grow: A Comparative Approach At birth, Neanderthals already have larger midfaces than modern humans. For decades, researchers have debated the evolutionary forces behind these differences.

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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

Few traits define humanity as clearly as language. Yet, despite its central role in human evolution, determining when and how language first emerged remains a challenge. Every human society on Earth has language, and all human languages share core structural features. But we don’t.

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Buried Together: What an Israeli Cave Reveals About Early Human and Neanderthal Life

Anthropology.net

Over 100,000 years ago, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens roamed the Levant, a region that would become a crossroads of human migration. Exposed section of archaeological sediments dated to to 110 thousand years ago at Tinshemet cave A new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour 1 , brings fresh insight into this question.

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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

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Humans huddled in caves. This approach to archaeological research places value on the continuous cultural and social development of humans. An image of the rice terraces from 2016 showcases the enduring relationship between the Ifugao people and their landscape. When you think of “prehistory,” what images come to mind?

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Preparing Learners for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

It will affect the very essence of the way humans experience the world. Although the 2000s brought with them significant change in how we utilize technology to interact with the world around us, the coming transformational change will be unlike anything mankind has ever experienced ( Schwab, 2016 ). Known to some as Industry 4.0,

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What aspects of teaching should remain human?

The Hechinger Report

The debate is about the best mix — what are AI’s most effective roles in helping students learn, and what aspects of teaching should remain indelibly human no matter how powerful AI becomes? But, there aren’t enough human tutors available nor enough money to pay for them, especially in the wake of pandemic-induced learning loss.

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Rethinking Levallois: A 3D Look at the Precision of Middle Stone Age Tool-making

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The results challenge long-held assumptions about how early humans controlled tool shape and suggest that the differences in Levallois core designs may be more influenced by cultural traditions than previously thought​ Why Levallois Technology Matters Levallois technology represents a milestone in human cognitive and technological evolution.