51,200-Year-Old Sulawesi Cave Art: Hominin or Human?
Could the Sulawesi cave art, dated to 51,200 years ago, have been created by ancient hominins? #southeastasianarchaeology #Indonesia #Sulawesi #caveart
Tag: hominid
Any member of the ‘Great Apes’ (Hominidae), including humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and extinct species.
[Paper] East and Southeast Asian hominin dispersal and evolution: A review
Sawafuji et al. reveal new insights into hominin evolution and dispersal in East and Southeast Asia, using ancient DNA and ...
[Paper] Lufengpithecus inner ear provides evidence of a common locomotor repertoire ancestral to human bipedalism
Inner ear fossils of Lufengpithecus provide clues to the evolution of human bipedalism, suggesting ancestral locomotor patterns shared with Miocene ...
[Paper] The demise of the giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki
New research uncovers Gigantopithecus blacki's extinction 215,000 years ago in China, failing to adapt to climatic changes unlike its cousin, ...
The ‘Hobbit’ Human: A 20-Year Journey from Discovery to DNA
via Kompas, 09 October 2023: Twenty years after its discovery on Flores Island, Indonesia, the Homo floresiensis, colloquially known as ...
Eugene Dubois and the Sangiran Site: Unearthing Southeast Asia’s Role in Human Evolution
via Solopos, 11 October 2023: The Sangiran site in Indonesia has been pivotal in reshaping our understanding of human evolution. ...
Laos: A Prehistoric Capsule of Ancient Humans [video]
An upcoming documentary delves into the rich prehistoric heritage of Laos, focusing on the enigmatic Denisovans. Using cutting-edge scientific techniques, ...
Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had Fire
via Sapiens, 27 July 2023: This op ed was written in response to the controversial Homo Naledi claim. Research has ...
[Paper] The eastern Kendeng Hills (Java, Indonesia) and the hominin-bearing beds of Mojokerto, a re-interpretation
via Quaternary Science Reviews, 1 November 2022: Re-analysis of the straigraphy of the Kendeng Hills suggest that the Mojokerto Homo ...
‘Between Ape and Human’ Review: The Hobbits of Flores Island
via the Wall Street Journal, 30 June 2022: WSJ's review of the recently-released Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on ...
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