I don’t know how I missed this paper, “Stand and shuffle: When does it make energetic sense?” It was published last month in the Journal of Physical Anthropology. I’m sharing it with you now because the bipedalism is heavily studied in anthropology. Bipedal locomotion is perhaps one of only traits that is predominately ‘human.’
The two [...]
May 30, 2008
Did early hominins shuffle before they walked upright?
May 30, 2008
Aerial Photos of Uncontacted People at the Brazilian-Peruvian Border
Survival International, the non-profit organization that helps tribal peoples defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures has released new aerial photos of uncontacted peoples at the border of Brazil and Peru. The photographs are remarkable, the people are depicted shooting at the aircraft with arrows and throwing stones. You may have [...]
