April 17, 2018 • Robert Schott 1

Behavioral Modernity and the rise of Consciousness

What we call modern behaviors or behavioral modernity now seems to have started 500,000 years ago or even earlier.  Shocking statement I know, especially given...

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March 18, 2018 • Robert Schott 0

How Fossils Are Dated

A Fossil Dating Primer. The dead speak.  Fossils are the language they use. Fossilization has been a great gift and speaking the language of ‘fossil’...

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February 21, 2018 • Robert Schott 1

Is the Dali Skull the center of the Universe?

There are skeletons in the closet of Anthropology.  I think we can all agree on that.  Not unusual at all.  In fact, quite normal for...

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February 01, 2018 • Robert Schott 2

Well, well, well... what do we have here?

To be totally honest I am feeling a tad smug right about now and a little vindicated too I would say. It wasn’t even a...

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January 30, 2018 • Robert Schott 0

Ancient Alien TV Show vs What the...? vs Anthropology

I am pretty sure I know how the Ancient Aliens TV show got started.  A bunch of archaeologists were sitting around the fire in the...

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January 18, 2018 • Robert Schott 0

Archaeology is the Pretty Boy of Anthropology

Let’s face it as far as Anthropology goes Archaeology is the sexy one. Everybody loves a good dig where you are discovering artifacts from ancient...

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December 09, 2017 • Robert Schott 0

Anthropology: It's More Than Just Old Bones

This is a guest post from Nooha Sabanta Maula who is currently an Anthropology major.  She lives and attends college in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  This article...

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November 24, 2017 • Robert Schott 1

Human Evolution Before Lucy

Lucy Lucy is an Australopith discovered in 1974.  She got her name because the song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ was playing as she...

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November 19, 2017 • Robert Schott 14

What Neanderthals Really Looked Like or "Hey Good Looking"

What exactly did Neanderthals look like?  Pretty much like us. Does the photo above look like a cousin of yours?  Could be. Forensic facial reconstruction...

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