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Human Origins, Hominin Fossils, Biological Anthropology
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February 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
2.2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets of human relatives found in a South African cave @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
2.2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets of human relatives found in a South African cave
A cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old human relatives.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
2.2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets of human relatives found in a South African cave @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Some early East Asians did not meet Denisovans www.mpg.de/25634317/103...
Some early East Asians did not meet Denisovans
Researchers reveal the dynamics of Denisovan ancestry in Eurasians over the past 40,000 years.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Some early East Asians did not meet Denisovans www.mpg.de/25634317/103...
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I'm against the use of AI for images
Study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge
Considers systemic biases present in AI reconstructed archaeological scenes
Artificial Intelligence and the Interpretation of the Past 🏺🧪
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Study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge
Considers systemic biases present in AI reconstructed archaeological scenes
Artificial Intelligence and the Interpretation of the Past 🏺🧪
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm against the use of AI for images
Study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge
Considers systemic biases present in AI reconstructed archaeological scenes
Artificial Intelligence and the Interpretation of the Past 🏺🧪
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge
Considers systemic biases present in AI reconstructed archaeological scenes
Artificial Intelligence and the Interpretation of the Past 🏺🧪
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago
Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New research!
The paper, “New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda,” was published in the journal Nature this month. The team was led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie.
Read more: bit.ly/48CmpMi
The paper, “New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda,” was published in the journal Nature this month. The team was led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie.
Read more: bit.ly/48CmpMi
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New research!
The paper, “New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda,” was published in the journal Nature this month. The team was led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie.
Read more: bit.ly/48CmpMi
The paper, “New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda,” was published in the journal Nature this month. The team was led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie.
Read more: bit.ly/48CmpMi
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Students on a training dig found a Viking-era pit of bones just outside of Cambridge. One of the skeletons was a man about 6'5" tall with a hole in his head. 🧪🏺
Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery
Archaeologists and student excavators uncovered a Viking Age pit full of dismembered remains near Cambridge, England.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Students on a training dig found a Viking-era pit of bones just outside of Cambridge. One of the skeletons was a man about 6'5" tall with a hole in his head. 🧪🏺
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Our latest issue is live! anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...
The cover features an exciting new Homo habilis specimen from Ileret, Kenya by Fred Grine and colleagues: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The cover features an exciting new Homo habilis specimen from Ileret, Kenya by Fred Grine and colleagues: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Our latest issue is live! anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...
The cover features an exciting new Homo habilis specimen from Ileret, Kenya by Fred Grine and colleagues: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The cover features an exciting new Homo habilis specimen from Ileret, Kenya by Fred Grine and colleagues: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is out now. Illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz. Published by @twohootsbooks.bsky.social. All-new text by me. Suitable for very all ages. Available in all good bookshops. For details, inquire within www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee
Find out more about The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee
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February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is out now. Illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz. Published by @twohootsbooks.bsky.social. All-new text by me. Suitable for very all ages. Available in all good bookshops. For details, inquire within www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
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Homininos en Europa hace ¡dos millones de años!
Homininos en Europa hace dos millones de años
Al mismo tiempo que los Homo erectus comienzan a desarrollarse en África, con los ejemplares más antiguos conocidos datados en 2 Ma (millones de años), otros homininos realizaban marcas de corte en…
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Homininos en Europa hace ¡dos millones de años!
CARTA: The Genetic History of Europe with Johannes Krause @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyz_...
CARTA: The Genetic History of Europe with Johannes Krause
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February 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
CARTA: The Genetic History of Europe with Johannes Krause @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyz_...
Cro-Magnon 1 skull and reconstruction of the 28,000-year-old Homo sapiens individual that was discovered in 1868 in a rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journal...
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Cro-Magnon 1 skull and reconstruction of the 28,000-year-old Homo sapiens individual that was discovered in 1868 in a rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journal...
CARTA: Archaic Introgression Reveals Human Dispersals with Janet Kelso @janetk.bsky.social youtu.be/izOaYzMoMA4?...
CARTA: Archaic Introgression Reveals Human Dispersals with Janet Kelso
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
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February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
CARTA: Archaic Introgression Reveals Human Dispersals with Janet Kelso @janetk.bsky.social youtu.be/izOaYzMoMA4?...
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago @brianapobiner.bsky.social theconversation.com/tiny-cut-mar...
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery pushes back the date hominins started living in Europe by 200,000 years.
theconversation.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago @brianapobiner.bsky.social theconversation.com/tiny-cut-mar...
300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study
A study of a handful of 300,000-year-old teeth revealed an ancient human group had a mix of archaic and modern tooth features.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape
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Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape
The age of the oldest known Oldowan stone tools from east Turkana has been pushed back by 700,000 years.
theconversation.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape
theconversation.com/early-humans...
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Early humans unlocked a new survival strategy by hunting elephants www.earth.com/news/early-h...
Early humans unlocked a new survival strategy by hunting elephants
Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social behavior.
www.earth.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Early humans unlocked a new survival strategy by hunting elephants www.earth.com/news/early-h...
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I was extremely honored to present my long term research in Greece at the gathering of the Omoioi of Mani yesterday, who recognized me as an honorary member. It was a great pleasure and honor!
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I was extremely honored to present my long term research in Greece at the gathering of the Omoioi of Mani yesterday, who recognized me as an honorary member. It was a great pleasure and honor!
How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought
Discoveries in Jurassic rocks reveal that birds were adept fliers earlier than scientists realized.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The overlooked survival strategy that made us human www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
The overlooked survival strategy that made us human
Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate l...
www.sciencedaily.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The overlooked survival strategy that made us human www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Why human evolution is so hard to pin down www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
Why human evolution is so hard to pin down
A seven-million-year-old fossil continues to complicate the story of when, and how, humans first walked on two legs
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Why human evolution is so hard to pin down www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
Oldest wooden tools may have been used to butcher elephants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Oldest wooden tools may have been used to butcher elephants
Branches sharpened 400,000 years ago shine light on humans’ early toolmaking
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February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Oldest wooden tools may have been used to butcher elephants | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus - @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
A new fossil find in the Republic of Georgia is expanding our understanding of the earliest humans to leave Africa.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus - @killgrove.bsky.social www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins
Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic Hom...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:47 AM
1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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New partial skeleton of Homo habilis from the upper Burgi Member, Koobi Fora Formation, Ileret, Kenya 🏺🧪
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Finds KNM-ER 64061 indicates that H. habilis retained more primitive proportions and was smaller in stature and mass than H. erectus.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Finds KNM-ER 64061 indicates that H. habilis retained more primitive proportions and was smaller in stature and mass than H. erectus.
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New partial skeleton of Homo habilis from the upper Burgi Member, Koobi Fora Formation, Ileret, Kenya 🏺🧪
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Finds KNM-ER 64061 indicates that H. habilis retained more primitive proportions and was smaller in stature and mass than H. erectus.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Finds KNM-ER 64061 indicates that H. habilis retained more primitive proportions and was smaller in stature and mass than H. erectus.