Keeping up with the Hominin
“Hominin – the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the …
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Early hominin ate “seafood”, possible reason for the expansion of the brain
Recent archaeological find in Koobi Fora, Kenya suggests that our early ancestors might have dined on “seafood” to compensate for …
Another Homo in the family!
I just love saying, “Another Homo in the family”! Anyways, it seems like a new species of Homo has been …
Unearthed finger bone points to the possible discovery of an unknown hominin
DNA analysis from a finger bone unearthed from Denisova Cave, Siberia might lead to the discovery of an unknown hominin. …
Hobbits Are Indeed A Separate Species, Said Researchers.
Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York confirmed that the Hobbits, or Homo floresiensis, are indeed a …
Modern Humans Are Still Evolving But Will Modern Men Get Wimpier?
Two interesting articles that went into my inbox today: Modern man a wimp says anthropologist and Darwin Lives! Modern Humans …
Hobbits Might Not Be A Homo After All
The controversies over the hobbits or Homo floresiensis just refuse to end. It seems that the hobbits might not be …
Can I See Your Fingers Please?
That is what University of Liverpool’s Emma Nelson probably would have said if she were to meet our hominan ancestors …
Hobbit in the Haystack: Homo floresiensis and Human Evolution – Watch it Online!
Speaking of the Johansons and fossils … Earlier this year, I’ve blogged about the 2009 Human Evolution Leakey Symposium at …
Homo floresiensis Walked Out of Africa
Skull of LB1 (Homo floresiensis, or the hobbit) Photo from Science Museum New analysis by a team led by Australian …
