ZinkenAbout archaeology, palaeolithic, human evolution, human migration, prehistoric art, climate, geology, flora, fauna, palaeontologyNeandertal Gene Study Reveals Early Split With Humans- October 28, 2006 A new genetic study bolsters theories of an early human-Neandertal split and is helping scientists pinpoint what makes humans unique. Controversy has long swirled in the scientific community over how closely the hairy Eurasian hunters resembled modern humans, with some...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/neandertal_gene.html Bending the Branches- October 28, 2006 A new study of human fossils asks, what if we are the odd ones Most people think of humans as the top, the apex of the family tree. But new research suggests this quintessentially human infatuation with ourselves may have...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/bending_the_bra.html Ancient footprints found in Mexico valley- October 28, 2006 A trail of 13 fossilized footprints running through a valley in a desert in northern Mexico could be among the oldest in the Americas, Mexican archeologists said. The footprints were made by hunter gatherers who are believed to have lived...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/ancient_footpri.html Earth's wobbly orbit blamed for mass mammal extinctions- October 19, 2006 Scientists have named a prime suspect in the mysterious case of the missing mammals. The reason history is littered with suspiciously regular extinctions is all down to the Earth's wobbly orbit, according to research published today. Apart from mass extinctions...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/wobearths_bly_o.html Archaeological treasures a click away on Google Earth- October 19, 2006 After 25 years of gritty field work, UNC Chapel Hill archaeologist Scott Madry has dug up a new way to hunt for ancient ruins -- without leaving home. Last year, Madry read how an Italian man accidentally discovered the outline...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/archaeological_.html Compelling evidence demonstrates that 'Hobbit' fossil does not represent a new species of hominid- October 19, 2006 What may well turn out to be the definitive work in a debate that has been raging in palaeoanthropology for two years will be published in the November 2006 issue of Anatomical Record. The new research comprehensively and convincingly makes...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/compelling_evid.html Piltdown's lessons for modern science- October 19, 2006 A new book reveals how recent research has uncovered a goldmine of information about the history of human habitation in Britain ... BBC NEWS ScienceNaturehttp://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/piltdowns_lesso.html Viking ship found in Larvik, Norway- October 19, 2006 Archaeologists found the remains of a ship from the Viking Age on Tuesday, in a burial mound on a farm outside the coastal city of Larvik. The discovery was made during archaeological examinations of the Nordheim Farm, which is near...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/viking_ship_fou.html Human species 'may split in two'- October 19, 2006 Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said. Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/human_species_m.html Ancient Human Footprints Uncovered in Australia- October 3, 2006 About 20,000 years ago, humans trekked along the margins of a shallow lake in Australia, leaving behind records of their passage in the soft, wet sand. In 2003, an aboriginal woman who is likely a descendant of those early Australians...http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2006/10/ancient_human_f.html |