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Google's doodle is dedicated to one of anthropology's greatest discoveries
According to Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins, if she was killed by an animal,…
Tanya Lewis
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An Ancient Polynesian Culture Used A Completely Unique Binary Counting System
The big advantage of this hybrid system is that much of arithmetic becomes much easier, especially …
Andy Kiersz
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Lost ancient Mayan city discovered in the dense, remote jungle of Mexico by archaeologists
The lead researcher said it must have been an important site between 250 AD and 1000 AD during the …
Alia Shoaib
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The Democrat Vying For Eric Cantor's Seat Traveled To Romania To 'Study Dracula'
"Always been interested in the anthropology of the Other - in the case, of disability, two thousand…
Colin Campbell
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13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history
One analysis revealed that the earliest known example of interbreeding between different human popu…
Aylin Woodward
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Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans
Anthropologists found an ancient jawbone, tools, and DNA in a Tibetan cave. They come from Denisova…
Aylin Woodward
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Neanderthals' Brain May Have Been What Killed Them Off
"Smaller social groups might have made Neanderthals less able to cope with the difficulties of thei…
Robert Ferris
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Scientists discovered a 16-million-year-old fossilized tardigrade trapped in amber - a 'once-in-a-generation event'
Tardigrade fossils are hard to spot due to their tiny size. But experts found an ancient tardigrade…
Aylin Woodward
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Here's Why Companies Are Desperate To Hire Anthropologists
Trying to figure out the disconnect, he brought in a consultancy called Red Associates, which has a…
Drake Baer
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The 10 worst college majors for getting a job after graduation
Students majoring in fields such as anthropology and archeology, film and video, and the fine arts …
Business Insider
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8 ways dating may look different by 2040
Dates in the future may not happen in coffee shops - instead, you might just sit in your living roo…
Mike Nudelman,Leanna Garfield
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The real Paleo diet was heavy on plants with very little meat, according to a study of early human remains
The study looked at the remains of ancient people buried in the Andean Altiplano of Peru about 9,00…
Marianne Guenot
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The 10 Worst College Majors
Students majoring in fields such as anthropology and archeology, film and video, and the fine arts …
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Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe Filmed Up Close For The First Time
Recently, indigenous-rights activists and employees of Brazil's indigenous affairs agency (FUNAI) s…
Robert Ferris
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The carcass of a young woolly rhinoceros that died thousands of years ago was found almost perfectly preserved in the Siberia permafrost. Researchers even found the animal's horn.
Researchers analyzed an intact woolly rhino carcass found in the Siberian permafrost last year. The…
Aylin Woodward
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This incredible animation shows how humans evolved from early life
The origin of life, Prokaryote, Cyanobacteria, Eukaryote, Choanoflagellate, Platyhelminthes (Flatwo…
Rob Ludacer,Rob Ludacer
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Nobel prize winner Svante Paabo's DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
In other words, Paabo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of…
PTI
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The First Ever Video Of An Orangutan Doing The Breaststroke Is Oddly Mesmerizing
"The behavior of the great apes in water has been largely neglected in anthropology," Nicole Bender…
Michael Kelley
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The carcass of an extinct cave bear thought to be over 22,000 years old was discovered in remote Siberia — the only find of its kind
Scientists found the cave bear's carcass preserved in the Siberian permafrost. Until now, they had …
Aylin Woodward
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Newly discovered fossil footprints show humans were in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought
Researchers once thought humans couldn't have migrated down from Siberia into North America during …