Inspiring the next generation to learn and get involved with the story of our #HumanOrigins is critical to our future; see how I can help both in person and virtually in the classroom - worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2024/06/22/ins…

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A feature that makes #humans human is our ability to walk upright, or the fact that we are obligate #bipeds . How did this come to be when all our cousins had other methods of locomotion? Hear what some leading experts have to say - youtu.be/2uzenS00WzE?si… #Bipedalism Symposium!

People often hesitate to call Homo floresiensis the 'Hobbit' in front of me -until I tell them that we constantly use the nickname at Liang Bua. In fact, we love it. And some of JRR Tolkien's passages are strikingly prophetic. 🧵Here's my favorite, buckle up :

The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution newscientist.com/article/240641…

We know very little about #Acheulean hominins in #Iran . How old? What species? And many more questions. A ton to do Ali Sadraei.

Inspiring the Next Generation: Bringing Human Evolution to Your Classroom worldofpaleoanthropology.org via Seth Chagi (@sethchagi.bsky.social) #SciEd #STEM #SciChat

Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old fossilized hominin, may have been much less hairy than we imagine—a perhaps shocking revelation for our modern sense of nakedness trib.al/nINVosN

Worth the watch! vivobarefoot.com/uk/footsteps?u…

Want to invite me to your classroom? Learn how! worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2024/06/22/ins…

Over-hyped and will have a breakdown then? 😅

🥳 Great new paper by Elodie Briefer Prof. Susana Carvalho Cat Hobaiter 🤩

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t’s time for another exciting Hominin Skull ID Challenge! Today’s skull is none other than Atapuerca 5, a Basal Neanderthal from the Sima de los Huesos site in Spain.

• Age: Approximately 430,000 years old.

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Season 2 Finale: Unveiling the Mysteries: The Latest in Paleoanthropology Discoveries - As I prepare things for Season Three, catch up with the #Finale ! #Paleoanthropology #Anthropology #STEM #Podcast

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The Lascaux Cave Experience at the Museum of Prehistoric anthropology!

Visitors are invited to literally dive into the midst of the cave paintings through virtual reality until November.

#VisitMonaco #LascauxExperience

Musée d'Anthropologie préhist. de Monaco

Places on Earth that look too magical to be real

A Thread 🧵

1. Giant Groundsels plants found on top of Mt Kilimanjaro

🚀 We're hiring! Join our ERC Synergy project 'Last Neanderthals' as a Postdoctoral Researcher. We have 5 positions available. Be part of groundbreaking research!
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Not 1, not 2 but 5 postdocs 📢 in #HumanEvolution as part of the project 'Last Neanderthals'!

#PaleoAnth #hominins #Neanderthal #BioAnth #ZooArch #AHEADsup

When Did We Start Getting Cavities? youtu.be/dtoDoFP9RPA?si… via YouTube

Did you know our teeth are getting worse?

A new study suggests sick chimpanzees go out of their way to find plants with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. scim.ag/7p5