Identifying and Interpreting Apparent Neanderthal Ancestry in African Individuals
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Identifying and Interpreting Apparent Neanderthal Ancestry in African Individuals: Admixture has played a prominent role in shaping patterns of human genomic variation, including gene flow with now-extinct hominins like Neanderthals and Denisovans. Here, we describe a novel probabilistic method called IBDmix to identify introgressed hominin sequences, which, unlike existing approaches, does not use a modern reference population. We applied IBDmix to 2,504 individuals from geographically diverse populations to identify and analyze Neanderthal sequences segregating in modern humans. Strikingly ..read more
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Anthropology and modern life Free PDF book (1962) by Franz Boas | SharingeBook - Download Free PDF Books Legally
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Anthropology and modern life Free PDF book (1962) by Franz Boas | SharingeBook - Download Free PDF Books Legally: Free Ebook PDF: Anthropology and Modern Life Free PDF book (1962) by Franz Boa. “The eminent cultural anthropologist discusses the relation between race and culture; nationalism; international relations; interracial relations; and the comparison of primitive culture with modern civilization ..read more
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Ancient human IQ can't be measured in the brain, but somewhere else — study
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Ancient human IQ can't be measured in the brain, but somewhere else — study: How did human intelligence evolve? Anthropologists have studied this question for decades by looking at tools found in archaeological digs, evidence of the use of fire, and so on, and changes in brain size measured from fossil skulls. However, working with colleagues at the Evolutionary Studies Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, we have found a new way to estimate the intelligence of our ancestors. By studying fossil skulls, we determined how much blood – and how much energy – the brain ..read more
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Why are we the only human species still alive?
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Why are we the only human species still alive?: anthrocity: Interesting overview of why we’re alone. (So, so alone…) Two million years ago in Africa, several species of human-like creatures roamed the landscape. Some looked surprisingly similar to each other, while others had distinct, defining features. In September 2015, another species was added to the list. Hundreds of bones discovered in a South African cave are now believed to belong to a new species, known as Homo naledi. There may well be many more extinct hominin species waiting to be uncovered. Our own species appeared around 200,0 ..read more
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Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived.
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Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived.: The conclusion is based on more than 170 handmade shell tools found in an Italian cave. The finding provides insight into how Neanderthals, who hunted deer with flint-tipped spears and used fire to produce birch tar, took advantage of their aquatic resources to fit their needs and fill their utility belts. The paper was published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One ..read more
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Hey anthro students, enthusiasts, and lovers!
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kristopolus-drums: If there is anything I have learned about the anthropology community on tumblr it’s that everyone is so nice! And on top of that all of the blogs are so interesting and informative. So here are a few of my favorites, I have many so if I forgot you I am sorry! If you run an anthropology themed tumblr please re-blog with your URL so other anthropologists (myself included) can check you out! http://humanisticscience.tumblr.com/ http://sanitka.tumblr.com/ http://dead-men-talking.tumblr.com/ http://ohsoanthropological.tumblr.com/ http://lostinhistory.tumblr.com/ http://noellejt ..read more
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98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Anymore
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98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Anymore: Body temperature is a crude proxy for metabolic rate, and if it has fallen, it could offer a clue about other physiological changes that have occurred over time ..read more
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"We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn."
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“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” - Mary Catherine Bateson (via ph4z0n ..read more
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"Change is a cultural constant but the pace of change is not."
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“Change is a cultural constant but the pace of change is not.” - Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor (2011 ..read more
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'How To Think Like An Anthropologist' — And Why You Should Want To
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'How To Think Like An Anthropologist' — And Why You Should Want To: carla-theanthropologist: On Oct.20, 2007, a Guardian story was headlined this way: “Can we, together, lift one village out of the Middle Ages?” Beneath the headline is a statement about traveling “a few hours from London — and 700 years back in time.” What do these words signal but that the villagers need to be brought forward in time, into civilization? That’s dangerous thinking, Engelke says — and through the lens of anthropology, we can see why. From his book, published Tuesday: “It prevents us from seeing that the lives o ..read more
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