Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to modern ancestry documentation.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Related Research Studies These articles highlight significant debates and evidence regarding Homo sapiens and Neanderthal speciation, evolution, and interrelations. 1302653110 Summary : Uses dental morphology to reassess speciation events and shared ancestry between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Journal : PNAS , 2013.

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Strange Maps

OCTOBER 3, 2024

There could be one sitting in your chair right now, reading this article. Neanderthal DNA is estimated to account for an average of 1% to 4% of the genomes of modern humans with ancestry outside sub-Saharan Africa. This article The mountains where Neanderthals forever changed human genetics is featured on Big Think.

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Sapiens

MARCH 5, 2024

This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ Both positions allow for the occasional interbreeding that has resulted in a little bit of Neanderthal being present in many of us, especially those of European and East Asian ancestry.

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Strange Maps

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

This article Study: The Indo-European language family was born south of the Caucasus is featured on Big Think. This is a huge step forward from the mutually exclusive, previous scenarios, towards a more plausible model that integrates archaeological, anthropological, and genetic findings.” Strange Maps #1220 Got a strange map?

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 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. Because of her husband’s latest career move, she is now teaching 11 th grade US history and 12 th grade government at Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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Sapiens

MARCH 4, 2025

This led the four of us, along with our colleagues, to author an open-access article on how advocacy and activism make for stronger science. In the wake of that 2021 virtual meeting, we were compelled to speak out about the roles of advocacy and activism in forensic anthropology.

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