A Universal Family Tree?
Todd Wood
A long time ago, when I was just a high school student, Allan Wilson and two colleagues published…
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Anthropology
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Australopithecines: Our Apish Ancestors?
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Peter B.
I recently visited the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. As I wandered through the exhibits, I came upon…
Who Were The Neanderthals?
- ByPeter B.
Have you ever gotten a DNA test? Many businesses offer home testing kits, allowing you to mail in…
Alternate Creation Tablets
Titus Kennedy
Girsu and Ebla Date: 3rd millennium BC Discovered: Girsu (Tell Telloh, Iraq) and Ebla (Tell Mardikh, Syria) Period:…
News from the Dinaledi Chamber
I’m looking at these photos of researchers squeezing into these tiny cracks in the Rising Star cave, and…
What is Paleoanthropology?
- ByPeter B.
Paleoanthropology is the study of ancient humans and some of the creatures most similar to them. The term…
Balaam the Seer
Deir Alla Inscription Date: 9th century BC Discovered: Succoth (Deir Alla, Jordan) Period: Wandering Keywords: Balaam; curse; seer;…
The Archaeology of the Empty Tomb
Abigail L.
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you…
The Sphinx and the Death of the Firstborn
Dream Stele Date: ca. 1424 BC Discovered: Giza, Egypt Period: Exodus Keywords: plagues; pharaoh; Thutmose IV; sphinx; firstborn…
How Does an Archaeological Dig Work?
Archaeologists study ancient peoples and civilizations through the excavation of ancient inhabited sites. But how does an archaeological…
Ken Coulson
Christian Ryan
