Anthropology.net
MARCH 18, 2025
Over time, this population eventually gave rise to the majority of Homo sapiens ancestry, as well as to Neanderthals and Denisovans. We may find fossils that match their genetic legacy, or we may already have them but lack the tools to identify their role in our ancestry." This group shrank to a tiny size before slowly recovering.
Anthropology.net
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Journal : Quaternary Science Reviews , 2023. 1302653110 Summary : Uses dental morphology to reassess speciation events and shared ancestry between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Were Neanderthals and Homo sapiens 'Good Species'? Authors : Meneganzin, A., & Bernardi, M. DOI : 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.107892 Journal : PNAS , 2013.
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Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
These genetic signatures match the so-called "Fournol cluster" of Gravettian ancestry, suggesting that a distinct population survived in this region through the Last Glacial Maximum. Fieldwork: Sampling in the rear vestibule of the cave, February 2023. Credit: Nature Communications (2025).
Anthropology.net
JUNE 13, 2024
Tracing Ancestry and Diet Chemical analyses of teeth revealed that some early North American horses were raised locally, while others were part of managed herds fed maize. DNA comparisons with modern horses showed these early horses were primarily of Spanish ancestry. Librado, P., Hunska Tašunke Icu, M., Shield Chief Gover, C.,
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 4, 2024
Lauren Koehler, executive director of San Francisco Unified School District’s Enrollment Center, invites a family from the waiting room to a counseling session in a sunny conference room two days before the start of the 2023-24 school year. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report. That makes for a lot of happy campers.
Anthropology.net
DECEMBER 22, 2023
In the realm of human evolution, a groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Natural History Museum of London is poised to revolutionize our narrative of human ancestry. 1 Grün, R., & Stringer, C. Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution.
Teaching American History
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Livingston finished her MAHG degree in August 2023. About 36% of the student body identifies as Hispanic, 33% as Caucasian, 21% as African American, and the remaining tenth as Asian or of mixed-race ancestry. At least 11% are English language learners, and over 14% struggle with disabilities.
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