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Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called Transitions:The Evolution of Life His previous blog can be found here.
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Category: Anthropology
Another interesting item in Southwest Archaeology Today (a publication of the Center for Desert Archaeology) is this from the March 3rd edition:...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 10:00 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Anthropology
Via Southwest Archaeology today, I learned about this stunning tribute to photographer Edward Curtis. From Southwest Archaeology Today: Excellent Powerpoint Presentation Highlights the Work of Photographer Edward Curtis: From the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program Cultural Resources Update...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 9:03 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Anthropology
I recently wrote about a lawsuit filed against Yale, Skull and Bones, and the Federal Government by descendents of Geronimo. The situation has become a little more complicated....
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 10:00 AM • •
Category: Blogs of Note
I stumbled across a blog called The Prancing Papio today. It is the blog of a biological anthropology major at Queens College - CUNY. Check it out (especially the the post on the Ileret footprints for example). * * Did...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 8:12 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Anthropology
Relationships Among Extant and Extinct Great Apes And Humans, by Lawrence Martin, is actually a chapter written for inclusion in Major Topics in Primate and Human Evolution (which was edited by Bernard Wood, Lawrence Martin, and Peter Andrews) and was...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 6:21 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: Blogs of Note
i see Laden beat me to mentioning Anna's Bones, of course he didn't quote from one of her posts like I am: Neanderthals have proved to be the perfect 'repository' for all our human projections - they are the...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 10:15 AM • 6 Comments •
Category: Anthropology
Below the fold are some interesting anthropology items I have found....
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Category: Anthropology
There are a number of interesting anthropology stories in the news. My picks below the fold....
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 8:56 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Book Review
Awhile back Kambiz wrote a post about a recent paper by Mark Stoneking, during the course of which, Carleton Coon's book got mentioned. When first published The Origin of Races created considerable controversy and Coon was roundly vilified by a...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 1:01 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Anthropology
The American Anthropological Association has announced that it will give open access to the American Anthropologist and Anthropology News. There are limitations, however. Starting in 2009 the AAA will give free access to issues published between 1888 and 1973. Basically,...
Posted by afarensis, FCD at 4:11 PM • 6 Comments •
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