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What Neanderthals Looked Like: A New Reconstruction

June 19, 2025 · Paula · Paleoanthropology

The Shifting Image of a Lost People Imagine encountering a Neanderthal on the street. What image springs to mind? Perhaps a brutish, stooped figure from a museum diorama? For decades, that’s been…

Understanding Early Tool Use in Human Evolution

January 25, 2024 · Paula · Paleoanthropology

The Importance of Tools: More Than Just Objects Defining “Tool” Defining a “tool” in a paleoanthropological context involves more than just a manufactured object. It represents an object modified by a hominin,…