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Debbie Argue
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All things human evolution with special interest in island South East Asia; Homo floresiensis; evolution in Europe, Africa... everywhere.
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Homo erectus from the seabed, new archaeological discoveries in Indonesia www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
Homo erectus from the seabed, new archaeological discoveries in Indonesia
Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how and wh...
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May 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Ciao, Ralph!
MARCH 16, 2025 ~ EMILIANOBRUNER paleoneurology.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/c...
Ciao, Ralph!
Ralph has passed away, at his 90. Ralph Holloway: a full life. An example, a model, an inspiration. Commitment, passion, energy, dedication, perseverance. Much more than endocasts. Our first joint …
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March 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The earliest human face of Western Europe

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The earliest human face of Western Europe - Nature
A Homo aff. erectus individual dated to 1.4 million to 1.1 million years ago found at Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) does not display the modern-human-like aspect of Homo antecess...
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March 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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New Preprint available:
Where do the Dmanisi hominins fit on the human evolutionary tree?

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Where do the Dmanisi hominins fit on the human evolutionary tree?
Archeological excavations at the site of Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia have yielded a rich assemblage of hominin fossil remains, as well as lithic artefacts and bones of fossil fauna. The site is...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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H. floresiensis - australopith-like; and climbing.
'A new distal fibular fragment of Homo floresiensis and the first quantitative comparative analysis of proximal and distal fibular morphology in this species'
Annalisa Pietrobelli, et al.
First published: 18 February 2025 doi.org/10.1111/joa....
A new distal fibular fragment of Homo floresiensis and the first quantitative comparative analysis of proximal and distal fibular morphology in this species
3D geometric morphometrics reveals that the fibulae of Homo floresiensis exhibit adaptations for obligate bipedalism alongside plesiomorphic traits, suggesting a versatile ankle joint. These traits a...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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H. floresiensis - another surprise - it had an australopith-like locomotor repertoire that included climbing.

'A new distal fibular fragment of Homo floresiensis and the first quantitative comparative analysis of fibular morphology in this species.'
doi-org.virtual.anu.edu.au/10.1111/joa....
February 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM