9.7 MYA Teeth from the Miocene Force Archaeologists to Rewrite Human History! Or not.
In the last week, the interwebs have been all abuzz for me about the 9.7 million year old teeth that were recovered in Eppelsheim, Germany. […]
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The Incredible Human Journey!
My friend Jeff Rose is interviewed on a recent BBC2 program. Jeff’s a lithicist who works in Oman on early human sites and his presence […]
Forbidden Archaeology? Some So-Called Out of Place Artifacts
I visit various internet sites each week that range from the scientific to the down right kooky. I must confess that “Kooky” fascinates me. But […]
Paleoanthropology: Multiregional versus Replacement
The multiregional evolution hypothesis asserts that modern humans are the present manifestation of older species of hominids including Homo neanderthalensis and H. erectus. The replacement […]
Homo floresiensis Update: Not a Hobbit?
"LB1 is not a normal member of a new species, but an abnormal member of our own," or so concludes Dr. Robert B. Eckhardt, professor […]
Howler Monkeys Part 4: References and Cited Works
I hope if you read this far in this four part series, that you enjoyed reading about one of the most enigmatic New World monkeys. […]
Howler Monkeys Part 2: Dietary Needs and Habits
Howler Photo by princessangel Milton’s Study on and Island in the Panama Canal Milton studied two groups of mantled howlers on Barro Colorado Island in […]
Howler Monkeys Part 3: Vocalizations
Howler Photo by JeanKearn Perhaps the most familiar characteristic of the howler monkey are their vocalizations for which they are named. Howlers, both male and […]
Howler Monkeys Part 1: General Characteristics
Afarensis has been doing his weekly “Know Your Primate” series, so I hope he won’t mind if I toss in my bit on the howler […]
Gorillas Get Sodium From Tree Bark
I remember my Primate Evolution class and the mention that Gorillas chew bark and spit it out. The hypothesis, according to my professor, was (if […]