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A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans

Anthropology.net

This approach circumvents the need for physical fossils, offering a way to reconstruct population history even when no bones or artifacts remain. What’s remarkable is that despite its small size, this group ultimately shaped most of our genetic heritage." sapiens had a more widespread African origin than previously believed.

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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

A unique feature of Studies Weekly’s Social Studies is that students can cut up their publication copies and turn them into learning artifacts like posters, graphic organizers, and visual aids. After students make their artifacts, they can practice listening and speaking skills by using the visuals as teaching tools.

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How Virtual Reality Is Restoring Liberia’s Culture

Sapiens

Traveling Treasures is a new project led by a team of anthropologists that puts Liberians directly in touch with their dispersed cultural heritage through immersive technologies designed to bridge continents and histories. WHEN STUDENTS DONNED virtual reality headsets for the first time last year at William V.S.

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The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank

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As a Palestinian archaeologist living in the West Bank, I felt it was imperative to survey archaeological sites to assess damage incurred since October 8, 2023, when Israels most recent war against the Gaza Strip began. Demand for valuable objects has long posed a threat to Palestines cultural heritage. Since 1967, approximately 8.4