Anthropology.net

MARCH 26, 2025

The early human settlement of South America stands as one of the last great migrations in human history, yet the environmental conditions that shaped this journey remain debated. 2 ) takes different cultural components and specific lithic traditions/categories into account. The modelling work (e.g., <2,5000 masl = orange.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Between 45,000 and 29,000 years ago, early human activity not only altered landscapes but also reshaped the complex web of interactions between scavengers and prey. Large predators, such as hyenas and cave lions, were gradually displaced, while smaller scavengers like foxes and birds thrived in human-dominated environments.

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APRIL 16, 2025

According to new research, it may have also reshaped the evolutionary story of humans in Europe and beyond. Caves, Clothes, and Ochre: A Human Strategy for Survival As the magnetic field declined, the effects on Earth’s surface intensified. The map also shows areas of human activity on a global scale.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, the journey to this unique bond between humans and canines was far from straightforward. A new study 1 suggests that in prehistoric Alaska, humans repeatedly domesticated and lived alongside not just dogs but also wolves, wolf-dog hybrids, and even coyotes. Sablin, M.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Human societies are built on layers of culture, law, and technology, yet beneath it all, some of the oldest instincts in the animal kingdom continue to shape our world. In A New Approach to Human Social Evolution 1 , neuroscientist and anthropologist Jorge A. At its core, the human brain retains an ancient architecture.

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Sapiens

MARCH 25, 2025

For the eighth season of the SAPIENS podcast, were meeting at a crossroads of culturespast and presentin search of humanitys collective destination. Culture is a force that makes us who we are. Cultural conflicts are at the heart of many crises facing the worldincreasing inequality, persistent bigotry, ecological collapse.

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JUNE 19, 2022

We are dealing here with human beings. And we know from neuroscience that human beings share very much more in common in what drives them and causes these behaviors. All educators, at some point, find themselves in a situation where issues with colleagues have to be resolved as they represent a challenge to the overall culture.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 21, 2025

A New Chapter in Early Human Dispersal The story of humanity's expansion out of Africa has long been marked by unanswered questions about the timing, routes, and survival of early hominins in Eurasia. Reconstructing the Past: Climate and Ecology A Temperate and Seasonal Habitat The study doesn’t stop at human behavior.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Footprints That Rewrite History In the shifting gypsum sands of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a series of fossilized human footprints have surfaced, casting a striking new light on the ingenuity of Ice Age inhabitants. Historically, it was used by Plains peoples to haul loads across the land, often drawn by horses or dogs.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 4, 2025

An Ancient Practice, Revisited Through Code Knots are one of humanity’s oldest tools—so ancient, in fact, that they predate agriculture, metallurgy, and written language. Despite differences in time, geography, and material culture, many human groups developed the same set of knots—again and again.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Tools as a Catalyst for Evolution The ability to create and use tools is a hallmark of human evolution. A groundbreaking study by researchers from the University of Tübingen, led by Dr. Alexandros Karakostis, provides fresh insights into how changes in brain function enabled early humans to wield tools with precision.

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Sapiens

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Humans huddled in caves. This framework has all manner of trouble—from narratives driven by assumptions of the straight-line rise and fall of societies, to an obsession with “lost” civilizations, to the belief that older cultures are harder (and therefore more prestigious) to “discover.” Dinosaurs roaming ancient landscapes?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Concerns center on its potential to replace human interaction and critical thinking skills. AI will NOT : Build relationships with students or staff Implement a lesson effectively Facilitate meaningful learning These limitations highlight the importance of human interaction and expertise in the educational process. Prompt all you want.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

When it comes to a thriving school culture, many factors can derail progress. While this has always been a part of human nature, it is interesting to observe how it plays out at an individual level. Regardless of one's stance on the issue, the result can erode culture. Sometimes the best resolution, in this case, is termination.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

From the sprawling villas of Roman elites to the thatched huts of the poor in medieval Europe, textbook history often presents wealth disparity as a consequence of human progress. ” Instead, the picture that emerges is one of human agency. . ” Instead, the picture that emerges is one of human agency. Bogaard, A.,

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Ancient Artistry of Ochre Mining in Eswatini The Lion Cavern at Ngwenya, Eswatini, holds groundbreaking evidence 1 of humanity's earliest intensive ochre mining practices, dating back 48,000 years. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating methods confirmed its use as the world’s oldest ochre mine.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Marilyn Price Mitchell shared the following in an article for Edutopia: Research has since established resilience as essential for human thriving and an ability necessary for the development of healthy, adaptable young people.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2023

Co-create a vision A shared and co-created vision has the potential to transform an organization's culture. Extrinsic rewards are problematic as they create an expectation and seldom result in lasting cultural changes. It is a calling and responsibility to propel a culture forward for improved outcomes in ways that are scalable.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2021

Use gender-neutral colors to create a culture of respect and understanding. Humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. Create a virtual option as many students flourished in this environment Utilize blended pedagogies that focus on path, pace, and place while developing a more equitable culture.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 31, 2025

The shift from a hunter-gatherer existence to an agrarian lifestyle stands as one of the most profound transformations in human history. However, recent research challenges this narrative, emphasizing the pivotal role of human interactions and demographic dynamics in this monumental change.​ Szécsényi-Nagy, A.,

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

By investing in, and trusting the people around me, more time was freed up to focus on innovation and large-scale change initiatives to improve school culture. To be more effective, we need to realize that there is a wealth of human resources at our fingertips that can help us all do what we already do better.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2025

Using machine analysis of over 1,500 bilingual dictionaries spanning more than 600 languages, researchers report that vocabulary is not just a passive catalog of the world, but a cultural archive shaped by what humans find urgent, beautiful, or sacred. What happens to culturally dense concepts in endangered or creolized languages?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Below I will address six specific areas that can help to create an empathetic teaching and learning culture. Grace Depending on your position, leading and teaching with grace is the epitome of an empathetic culture. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human." The virus will eventually be subdued.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 15, 2025

In the long arc of human history, what makes a settlement persist? Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , the study draws on data from over 47,000 houses spanning nearly 3,000 archaeological sites and 10,000 years of human history. Nature, 551(7682), 619–622. Ortman, S.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2017

Thus, schools and education in general need to create a learning culture that not only inspires students, but also prepares them for success in their future. This means re-integrating trade-based courses and programs that use to be the norm in virtually every school.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

This suggests that children may have recognized and elaborated upon the figurative potential of their own creations, blending play and representation in a uniquely human way. Children, Metaphorical Thinking, and Upper Paleolithic Visual Cultures Author : Nowell, A. Journal : Evolutionary Human Sciences , 2020. DOI : 10.1017/ehs.2020.37

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Human evolution, as it turns out, has been profoundly shaped by climatic changes. A recent review published in the Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 1 journal explores how fluctuations in climate and vegetation were pivotal forces in the evolutionary journey of early humans. Read more

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MARCH 1, 2025

As Omane and colleagues put it: “The idea that a child learns only one particular language from a single caregiver, as is often assumed in Western cultures, does not apply to these communities.” “The common assumptions do not reflect the diversity and complexity found in other cultural contexts such as Ghana.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2025

If we want students to invest in the great, global conversation of the humanities, its going to take a bit of salespersonship. What we mean is that the success of novel instruction hinges not just on the quality of the books we teach but on the intellectual culture we surround them with. Sign up for Hechingers weekly newsletter.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 25, 2025

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.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These findings offer new insights into the evolutionary pathways of dexterity and cultural development that began long before the genus Homo emerged. sediba hand displayed more human-like traits compared to the mosaic of apelike and humanlike features found in the hands of A. sediba had hand muscles more similar to humans than to apes.

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Sapiens

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The SAPIENS Editorial Team Material World Tools of the Wild: Unveiling the Crafty Side of Nature By Michael Haslam and Abigail Desmond Once considered a uniquely human activity, tool use has been spotted across diverse species. Its time to rethink what tools reveal about their users intelligence and evolution.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2024

Strong leadership fosters a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration, which are essential for adapting to a disruptive world. Understanding that leadership can come from various levels within an educational system is crucial in fostering a culture of shared responsibility and empowerment.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

One of the central ideas was about keeping the human in the work: Technology skills are critical skills, but we need to keep in mind that technology has its role and place but it should not replace the teacher. We learn from trial and error; to err is human, after all, so why not learn that way?

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A Genetic Mystery Unraveled For years, scientists have tried to piece together the evolutionary puzzle of human language. What genetic shifts allowed humans to develop the intricate vocal control necessary for language? Research suggests that mutations in the human NOVA1 gene may have played a role in the development of language.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Discovering Emotion in Ancient Mesopotamia From the flutter of "butterflies in the stomach" to the weight of a "heavy heart," emotions are often tied to physical sensations in modern cultures. But how did ancient humans experience and describe these feelings? PDF Link : Academia.edu Sadness and Grief in Akkadian Texts Author : I.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2025

The lack of privacy comes at a cost In Rigby, educators lean toward human interaction. Its all about culture, said Chad Martin, the superintendent of Jefferson County School District in Rigby. Martin said those are helpful, but must be used in concert with human-led initiatives. That’s the truth, right?

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