[Savage Minds is honored to publish this essay by Partha Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University, and of the Centre for the Studies of Social Sciences in Calcutta. He is a founding member of the Subaltern Studies Collective.]
In South Africa, scientists have unearthed a humanoid species from what appears to be a burial chamber hidden deep inside a system of caves. They discovered 15 partial skeletons, with evidence leading researchers to believe the hominids had enough intelligence to conduct rituals. This is the single largest discovery of its kind ever in Africa, and scientists claim it will change our ideas about our human ancestors. More on the findings in the journal Elife.A new species of the genus Homo
A trio of cavers squeezed through a tiny chute in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa two years ago, emerged into a chamber, and spied a skull that appeared to be very, very old. Based on that discovery, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and a team of scientists on Thursday introduced the world to Homo naledi, a strange new hominid species.
Homo naledi: The human descendant fascinating anthropology
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Dubbed the Dinaledi Chamber, the cave is now home to one of the biggest breakthroughs in anthropology in some years with the research team analysing 1,550 bone fragments for analysis before making their conclusions. According to Popular Science, the …
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Homo naledi: New Species of Human Ancestor Discovered
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A large, multinational team of scientists has discovered a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin in the Rising Star cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Besides shedding light on the origins and diversity of the genus Homo, the new species …
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Conference draws excitement of new generations to forensicanthropology
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As far as the advancement of forensic anthropology, Bass said technology has definitely increased the accuracy since he first began the Body Farm. “When I first started it was the ‘how long does it take the right arm to fall off’ approach. And now we .
First in anthropology series highlights ancient tool analysis
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As a part of the department of anthropology’s lecture series, which focuses on the central theme of “Food and Culture,” Boyce Driskell, emeritus director of the UT archaeological research lab, gave a lecture entitled “Stone Tools: Making a Living the
U of A anthropologist part of team that identified new human ancestor
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Over the last two years, Lucas Delezene, assistant professor ofanthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and expert on hominin dental anatomy, compared known hominid teeth to the newly discovered fossils to determine if .
Community Farm Is UA Anthropology in Action
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Learn more about the School of Anthropology’s activities and accomplishments during UA Anthropology’s 100th Birthday celebration on Sept. 15 from 4-7 p.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center’s South Ballroom. The school also will have a booth at ..