Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A Glimpse into Europe’s Earliest Settlers Over 45,000 years ago, small groups of modern humans roamed the icy expanse of Ice Age Europe. Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Search for Early Symbolic Expression For decades, archaeologists have debated the origins of symbolic thought in early humans. Was it an innovation exclusive to modern humans, or did our distant relatives also engage in abstract expression? Symbolic behavior in early humans is often difficult to identify with certainty.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

There’s an ugly history of proponents of eugenics , who believe in reshaping humanity by breeding “superior traits” and removing “inferior traits,” justifying their thinking with genetics. There is also an enormous shortcoming in the datasets used for this research: Virtually all are built with DNA from people of European ancestry.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. Assistant Secretary of Education Kenneth Marcus said the department was reopening the case “on the basis of actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics” that would constitute a violation of federal discrimination laws, and thus fall under the agency’s description.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2024

million people , about 82 percent of whom are of Norwegian ancestry, across a space roughly the size of Montana. Programs must be rooted in values including forgiveness, equality, solidarity and respect for human worth. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report To be sure, there are important contexts behind each country’s approach.

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Anthropology News

MARCH 28, 2025

Between 2018 and 2023, foreign labor grew by over 40% with a growing number of workers coming from South and Southeast Asia. Foreign residents and Japanese of mixed ancestry try to pass as Japanese to avoid the stigma of being a foreigner. Madiha: I dont even feel human sometimes Madihas experiences sharply contrast Hamzas.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The findings, published in Nature Communications 1 , reveal a wealth of information about the boy's ancestry, physical traits, health, and the environment in which he lived, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of prehistoric humans. Genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western Siberia." Villalba-Mouco, V.,

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The evolution of the human brain is one of the most remarkable chapters in our species' history. With its unparalleled size and complexity, the human brain consumes a disproportionate amount of energy relative to the rest of the body. Squirrel monkeys ( Saimiri sciureus ), another large-brain species.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Human brain evolution has long fascinated scientists, as it underpins the development of intelligence, culture, and complex behavior. This gradual pattern of brain growth reflects the adaptive pressures faced by early humans and their relatives. Often portrayed as static or unchanging, they too exhibited gradual adaptations over time.

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