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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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12 of the most extraordinary, never-before-seen photos from the past 10 years of Burning Man
The annual "counterculture" event sees around 70,000 people visit Black Rock City, Nevada each year…
Alison Millington
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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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TikTok captures an angry mob booing a tourist who climbed a protected Mayan pyramid in Mexico: 'lock her up'
A tourist has been labeled disrespectful for climbing the Chichén Itzá pyramid in Mexico as a thron…