21. The "dark Matter" Of Modern Human Origins | John Hawks Weblog John Hawkes weblog covering the interesting issues in paleoanthropology that are not well covered by the mainstream science press. http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/early_modern/africa/modern-human-origins-evo

Skip to Navigation john hawks weblog paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution The "dark matter" of modern human origins Saturday March pm The "dark matter" of modern human origins I'm just looking through the January/February 2008 Evolutionary Anthropology , which is all about modern human origins in Africa. The special issue resulted from a conference at Stony Brook, along with a few additions to round out the topic. I'll have some things to say about these articles, but one thing struck me. I'll describe the problem: Dan Lieberman's paper, "Speculations about the selective basis for modern human cranial form," discusses five categories of functional requirements that might have been involved in the evolution of the "modern" human cranial anatomy. Each of these imposes distinctive requirements on the form of the head not all of which are fully understood but all of which changed in ways that parallel the basic changes in cranial form of the Late Pleistocene. But Tim Weaver and Charles Roseman's paper, "New developments in the genetic evidence for modern human origins," claims that the modern human cranial anatomy originated by genetic drift, without any substantial selection:

22. PaleoAnthropology Journal Homepage Provenience Reassessment of the 19311933 Ngandong Homo erectus (Java), Confirmation of the Bone-Bed Origin Reported by the Discoverers. Pages 1-60 http://www.paleoanthro.org/journal/contents_dynamic.asp

The PaleoAnthropology Society Call for Papers Guidelines for authors Book Reviews ... Alert me about new articles Journal Contents Volume 2010 Volume 2009 Volume 2008 Volume 2007 ... Volume 2003 Quick Search Author Title Volume 2010 Previous Volume Annual Meeting Abstracts Abstracts of the PaleoAnthropology Society 2010 Meetings. Pages A0001-A0040 PDF (594 K) How to cite? Export in BibTex format Articles Provenience Reassessment of the 1931-1933 Ngandong Homo erectus (Java), Confirmation of the Bone-Bed Origin Reported by the Discoverers. Pages 1-60 O. Frank Huffman, John de Vos, Aart W. Berkhout, and Fachroel Aziz PDF (30452 K) How to cite? Export in BibTex format New Evidence for the Northern Dead Sea Rift Acheulian. Pages 79-99 Gonen Sharon, Craig Feibel, Nira Alperson-Afil, Yehudit Harlavan, Gilbert Feraud, Shoshana Ashkenazi, and Rivka Rabinovich PDF (10105 K) How to cite? Export in BibTex format Complex Projectile Technology and Homo sapiens Dispersal into Western Eurasia. Pages 100-122 John J. Shea and Matthew L. Sisk PDF (3758 K) How to cite?

23. Paleoanthropology's Scholars The History Channel's Ape to Man takes a smart look at the people behind the science. http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/apetoman/

24. Koobi Fora Field School paleoanthropology set on the savannas of northern Kenya, the site made famous by Leakey. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~kffs/

25. John Hawks | John Hawks Weblog I 'm an anthropologist, and I study the bones and genes of ancient humans. I was trained as a paleoanthropologist. ``paleoanthropology'' is more than a speciality within http://johnhawks.net/weblog/hawks/hawks.html

Skip to Navigation john hawks weblog paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution John Hawks Monday January pm John Hawks I 'm an anthropologist, and I study the bones and genes of ancient humans. I was trained as a paleoanthropologist. ``Paleoanthropology'' is more than a speciality within anthropology, or biology. It is an integrated study involving methods and insights from many fields. Unlike many paleoanthropologists, my study extends across the entire span of human evolution, the last 6 million years, as I examine the genetic and environmental causes that made the foundation of our origins. Paleoanthropology: What does it mean to be a paleoanthropologist? To use evidence from the fossil record, we must be trained in human anatomy especially bone anatomy, or osteology. We have to know the anatomical comparisons between humans and other primates, and the way these anatomies relate to habitual behaviors. The social and ecological behaviors of primates vary extensively in response to their unique ecological circumstances. Understanding the relationship of anatomy, behavior, and environment gives us a way to interpret ancient fossils and place them in their environmental context. Ancient environments were not the same as the ones we can explore today. These environments included different plants and animals, and they underwent large climatic shifts over time. Learning about the environmental context of human evolution. This is the subject matter of geology and paleontology, which are also essential to understanding the chronology of events in the past.

26. Davis A. Young, The Antiquity And The Unity Of The Human Race Revisited -- Chris Christian geologist, Davis A. Young presents paleoanthropology evidence for the antiquity of humans. He asks if God used evolution to make humans. http://www.asa3.org/ASA/resources/CSRYoung.html

The Antiquity and the Unity of the Human Race Revisited Davis A. Young Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 [From Christian Scholar's Review XXIV :4, 380-396 (May, 1995)] Reprinted in electronic form by permission. If the data in Genesis 4 are correlated with the cultural setting of the Neolithic Revolution in the ancient Near East about 8000 to 7500 B.C., then the biblical representation of Adam as Cain's immediate father suggests that Adam and Eve lived only about 10,000 years ago. The fossil record of anatomically modern humans, however, extends at least 100,000 years before the present. There are at least three solutions to this dilemma. All three alternative solutions pose difficult exegetical or theological challenges that result either in a refinement of the doctrine of original sin or a significant departure from traditional historical readings of Genesis 2-4 Davis A. Young, professor of geology at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, examines and evaluates these solutions from both a scientific and biblical-theological perspective. "The fundamental assertion of the Biblical doctrine of the origin of man is that he owes his being to a creative act of God."

27. Introduction To Paleoanthropology Ethiopia has the most complete record of human origins of any country, with a record of fossils and artifacts documenting humanity's evolutionary history http://middleawash.berkeley.edu/middle_awash/Intro_paleoanth.php

Home Fossil Database Project Description Introduction to Paleoanthroplogy ... Project Publications Introduction to Paleoanthropology Ethiopia has the most complete record of human origins of any country, with a record of fossils and artifacts documenting humanity's evolutionary history from our earliest ancestors to the first members of our species, Homo sapiens These antiquities come from many important sites and together they constitute the most comprehensive record of human origins and evolution on Earth. One of these study areas in Ethiopia is the Middle Awash. It is important to realize that modern paleoanthropology is not a search for human ancestors. Rather, it is a search for knowledge about our biological and technological origins and evolution. It is a search for every clue, no matter how small, about the now vanished worlds of the past occupied by our own ancestors, as well as all the ancestors of all the other plants and animals that make up our world today. Paleoanthropological research is therefore enormously complex, time-consuming, and detailed. It is conducted by many researchers, at many universities, museums, and other institutions worldwide. To learn more about paleoanthropology in general, and in Ethiopia in particular, visit the following links:

28. The University Of Iowa - Department Of Anthropology - Anthropology At Iowa - Pal paleoanthropology. paleoanthropology is an emerging focus in the Department of Anthropology at The University of Iowa. Students have the opportunity to pursue an integrated http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/palaeoanthro.shtml

Home Anthropology at Iowa People Undergraduate ... Offerings Links About Us Job Opportunities Archaeological Field School General Catalog Paleoanthropology Faculty Russell Ciochon James Enloe Robert Franciscus Current and Recent Graduate Students in Paleoanthropology Focus: Alexander D. Woods conducting doctoral research Clare Tolmie conducting doctoral research Nathan Holton Valerie Johnson Grant McCall Steven Miller Joshua Polanski Cynthia Toll Jessica White The University Of Iowa Department of Anthropology 114 MacBride Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1322 Phone: 319-335-0522 Fax: 319-335-0653 E-mail: anthropology at uiowa.edu

29. Recent Developments In Paleoanthropology Recent Developments in paleoanthropology. These pages use a fairly conservative naming system. In recent years a number of changes have been suggested in the classification of http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/recent.html

Recent Developments in Paleoanthropology These pages use a fairly conservative naming system. In recent years a number of changes have been suggested in the classification of hominid fossils. Many people are now using the genus name Paranthropus , originally given to robustus , to refer to the robust australopithecines ( robustus boisei , and aethiopicus ). This change makes sense if all these species form a clade (all of the species descended from a common ancestor) but it is not yet known if this is the case. Here is a selection of recent discoveries and other developments in paleoanthropology: Apr 2010: Two partial skeletons assigned to a new species, Australopithecus sediba , were discovered at Malapa in South Africa in 2008. It is claimed by its finders to be transitional between A. africanus and Homo and a possible candidate for the ancestor of Homo Oct 2009: A partial skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus which was discovered in late 1994 was finally released after 15 years of excavation, restoration and analysis (White et al. 2009; Gibbons 2009). It was bipedal on the ground, though not as well-adapted to it as the australopithecines, and quadrupedal in the trees. The journal Science has published a collection of 11 papers on the skeleton and its environment.

30. Paleoanthropology - Definition And More From The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition of word from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleoanthropology

31. Paleoanthropology In The 1990's A series of essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins. http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/index.html

Paleoanthropology in the 1990's Essays by James Q. Jacobs Australopithecus garhi New Species of Hominids Ardipithecus ramidis Australopithecus anamensis The Earliest Homo ... Homo antecessor The Human Origin Debate Recent African Genesis Multiregional Evolution Population Bottlenecks Paleoanthropology Essays The Dawn of Prehistoric Rock Art Reflections on the Style-Function Debate ... A Comparison of Chimpanzee and Human Behaviors The essays, organized as a series, present some of the most important findings in paleoanthropology during the 1990's. You can use the image links in the table below, and in each page, to move through the series of articles. Use the Paleoanthropology in the 1990's banners to return to this page. The articles begin with the descriptions of four new species of hominids and the discovery of a very early Homo specimen associated with tools. Summations of three important articles in the modern human origins debate follows. The last seven diverse essays are followed by a page of Paleoanthropology Links Anthropology and Archaeology Pages MORE WORLD WIDE WEB HUBS BY THE AUTHOR: Home Rock Art Photo Galleries Art ... Web Design Your comments, etc. are appreciated.

32. Paleoanthropology -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia paleoanthropology, interdisciplinary branch of anthropology concerned with the origins and development of early humans. Fossils are assessed by the techniques of physical http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/439398/paleoanthropology

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33. Paleoanthropology - Conservapedia paleoanthropology is a interdisciplinary branch of anthropology that concerns itself with the origins of early humans and it examines and evaluates items such as fossils and artifacts http://www.conservapedia.com/Paleoanthropology

Paleoanthropology From Conservapedia Jump to: navigation search Paleoanthropology is a interdisciplinary branch of anthropology that concerns itself with the origins of early humans and it examines and evaluates items such as fossils and artifacts In addition, according the American Heritage Science Dictionary paleoanthropology is the study of "extinct members of the genus Homo sapiens by means of their fossil remains." Dr. David Pilbeam is a paleoanthropologist who received his Ph.D. at Yale University and Dr. Pilbeam is presently Professor of Social Sciences at Harvard University and Curator of Paleontology at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. In addition, Dr. Pilbeam served as an advisor for the Kenya government regarding the creation of an international institute for the study of human origins. Dr. Pilbeam wrote a review of Richard Leakey's book Origins in the journal American Scientist and he stated the following: ...perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery, for it to be able to mold our theories. Rather the theories are more statements about us and ideology than about the past. Paleoanthropology reveals more about how humans view themselves than it does about how humans came about. But that is heresy. Lord Solly Zuckerman Dr. Pilbeam also wrote:

34. Paleoanthropology Summary And Analysis Summary | BookRags.com paleoanthropology summary with 39 pages of lesson plans, quotes, chapter summaries, analysis, encyclopedia entries, essays, research information, and more. http://www.bookrags.com/Paleoanthropology

35. Introduction To Paleoanthropology - Wikibooks, Collection Of Open-content Textbo Introduction to paleoanthropology is a featured book on Wikibooks because it contains substantial content, it is wellformatted, and the Wikibooks community has decided to http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Paleoanthropology

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36. Paleoanthropology paleoanthropology, which combines the disciplines of paleontology and physical anthropology, is the study of ancient humans as found in fossil hominid evidence such as http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Paleoanthropology

Autos Real Estate Jobs Classifieds ... Delivery Search Field Weather in NYC Traffic Transit Monday, November 1, 2010 News Sports Gossip Entertainment ... Blogs Paleoanthropology Hot Topics: Madison Bumgarner RIP, Pontiac Capri Anderson Paleoanthropology Overview Photo Galleries Active Topics Jewelers and Jewelry Manufacturing Consumer Products and Services Consumer Durables Manufacturing Telecommunications Sector ... War Casualties Articles from the Daily News No 'missing link'? 'Ardi,' oldest skeleton of human ancestor, casts serious doubt Posted on 10/01/2009 16:18:33 The story of humankind is reaching back another million years with the discovery of "Ardi," a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. Is new species the 'missing link'? Australopithecus sediba has traits of apes and humans Posted on 04/08/2010 13:05:05 The discovery of a new species may provide a long-sought after link between man and ape. World Briefs Posted on 08/09/2007 04:00:00 New Orleans' population has grown to about 273,600 people - or 60% of what it was before Hurricane Katrina hit nearly two years ago, a new report shows. New 'bird' is dino-mighty Posted on 06/14/2007 04:00:00 Chinese scientists yesterday unveiled the bones of the dinosaur they call Gigantoraptor erlianensis, a 16-foot-tall beast with a toothless beak, sharp claws and feathered wings.

37. Paleoanthropology - New World Encyclopedia paleoanthropology is a subdiscipline of anthropology and paleontology, and is also known as human anthropology. Studying hominid fossil evidence, such as petrified bones and http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Paleoanthropology

Paleoanthropology From New World Encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Previous (Palau) Next (Paleobotany) Paleoanthropology is a sub-discipline of anthropology and paleontology , and is also known as human anthropology. Studying hominid fossil evidence, such as petrified bones and footprints, as well as artifacts such as tools , and even incorporating knowledge of current primate species, paleoanthropologists essentially study the origin of human beings Of great interest to this field is the theory of human evolution , including the pattern and process of evolution, or the search for the "missing link" between the apes and humans. Many paleoanthropologists have made their name through finding fossils purported to be of such an intermediate species, such as Davidson Black , who discovered " Peking Man Eugene Dubois with " Java Man Richard Leakey and his "Turkana Boy," and Donald Johanson who discovered the 3.2 million year old Australopithecine fossil " Lucy." Beyond the excitement of finding such examples, these scientists also debate the geographical origins of humankind, with each find supporting or disproving the various theories. Historically, a major source of controversy has been the process by which humans have developed, whether by a force with a random component (natural selection) or by the creative force of a Creator God . Abrahamic religions believe in a single-point origin of modern humans, beginning with an "

38. Paleoanthropology - Paleontology Wiki paleoanthropology is the branch of physical anthropology (often called biological anthropology) that focuses on the study of human evolution, tracing the anatomic, behavioral http://paleontology.wikia.com/wiki/Paleoanthropology

Wikia Skip to Content Skip to Wiki Navigation Skip to Site Navigation Wikia Navigation Start a wiki Entertainment Fall TV Glee ... Paleontology Wiki Paleontology Wiki Navigation Popular pages Dinosaur List of dinosaurs Allosaurus ... Forum Random Page Wiki Activity Watchlist Recent changes Talk Paleoanthropology Login to edit Read more: Paleoanthropologists Anthropology Edited by Captgoro View full history Paleoanthropology is the branch of physical anthropology (often called biological anthropology) that focuses on the study of human evolution , tracing the anatomic behavioral and genetic linkages of pre-humans from millions of years ago up to modern times. Paleoanthropologists study early hominids through fossil remains, traces, or impressions of ancient life; evidence such as preserved bones, tools, or footprints. Typically, a team is composed of scientists, students, and local workers, representing diverse backgrounds and academic fields. The science arguably began in the late 1800s when important discoveries occurred which led to the study of human evolution. The discovery of the Neanderthal in Germany

39. Paleoanthropology: Facts, Discussion Forum, And Encyclopedia Article Paleontology from Greek παλαιός old, ancient , ὄν, ὀντ being, creature , and λόγος speech, thought is the study of prehistoric life, including http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Paleoanthropology

Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Paleoanthropology Paleoanthropology Topic Home Discussion Definition Overview Paleoanthropology , which combines the disciplines of paleontology Paleontology Paleontology from Greek: παλαιός "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought" is the study of prehistoric life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments... and physical anthropology Physical anthropology Biological anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies, in the context of other primates, the development of the human species... , is the study of ancient humans as found in fossil Fossil Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record... hominid Hominidae The Hominidae The Hominidae The Hominidae (anglicized hominids, also known as great apes "Great ape" is a common name rather than a taxonomic label and there are differences in usage...

40. Paleoanthropology - Definition Of Paleoanthropology Paleonanthropology is the study of our nearhuman ancestors, Australopithecus, Neanderthals, and other primates. Here are some other definitions of the study. http://archaeology.about.com/od/pathroughpd/qt/paleoanthropology.htm

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