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Posting the latest discoveries in human evolution and primatology. We also spotlight the broader field of biological anthropology—from the history of our discipline to talks, conferences, and job opportunities.

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Robert D. Martin | Primate Origins, Brain Evolution, and Evolutionary Medicine
YouTube video by Our Primate Past Robert D. Martin | Primate Origins, Brain Evolution, and Evolutionary Medicine
09.09.2025 08:51 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia - Nature Hominin fossils from the Ledi-Geraru Research Project area, Ethiopia, suggest that early Homo and Australopithecus species co-existed in the region more than 2.5 million years ago.
13.08.2025 23:11 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene - Nature Early Pleistocene artefacts at Calio suggest that Sulawesi was populated by hominins at around the same time as Flores, if not earlier.
08.08.2025 07:50 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology Call for Papers Tooth Wear: Emerging Techniques, Enduring Questions, and Future Directions is a physical anthropology publication, accepting evolutionary articles in bioarcheology, human & primate biology, & more.

Call for Papers

Tooth Wear: Emerging Techniques, Enduring Questions, and Future

Submission deadline: Friday, 1 May 2026

05.08.2025 05:55 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Neanderthal cervical spine revisited Recent studies have challenged the long-held notion that Neanderthals possessed a more stable and less lordotic cervical spine than modern humans. To …
31.07.2025 06:12 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Ancient human relative cannibalized toddlers, 850,000-year-old neck bone reveals Cut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about cannibalism victims.
24.07.2025 22:59 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Child From World’s Oldest Burial Was Neanderthal-Homo Sapiens Hybrid Maybe modern humans weren't the first to bury their dead after all.
17.06.2025 22:38 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe A common scanning method used to create ‘virtual copies’ of precious fossils could be erasing some of the crucial information held within.
17.07.2025 06:08 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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1st-ever Denisovan skull identified thanks to DNA analysis Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.
18.06.2025 23:02 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Bernard Wood | Hominin Taxonomy, Paranthropus Evolution, and Interpreting the Fossil Record
YouTube video by Our Primate Past Bernard Wood | Hominin Taxonomy, Paranthropus Evolution, and Interpreting the Fossil Record

Professor Bernard Wood discusses Homo and Paranthropus evolution, the Sahelanthropus femur, the taxonomy of H. naledi and H. floresiensis, and the importance of fossil access and data sharing in human origins research:

05.07.2025 05:06 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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New analysis of the Skhūl I skull: One of the oldest human burials in the world In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever discovered, dati...
11.07.2025 06:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet The balance of different varieties of atoms inside a person’s teeth can reveal a week-by-week record of rainfall and protein consumption during their infancy.
09.07.2025 23:10 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Bernard Wood | Hominin Taxonomy, Paranthropus Evolution, and Interpreting the Fossil Record
YouTube video by Our Primate Past Bernard Wood | Hominin Taxonomy, Paranthropus Evolution, and Interpreting the Fossil Record

Professor Bernard Wood discusses Homo and Paranthropus evolution, the Sahelanthropus femur, the taxonomy of H. naledi and H. floresiensis, and the importance of fossil access and data sharing in human origins research:

05.07.2025 05:06 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.
03.07.2025 22:42 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep, new study reveals Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how detrimental this can be to our health and happiness. Researchers from the Max P...
26.06.2025 22:29 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nosy by nature: Chimpanzees and children share a strong curiosity about the lives of others Ever find yourself people-watching in a cafe, or tuning into reality TV just to see who's arguing with who? You're not alone—and it turns out, you might have more in common with chimpanzees than you t...
24.06.2025 22:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Science recap: This week’s discoveries include the fossilized skull of a mysterious, prehistoric human species | CNN This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.
24.06.2025 07:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study says Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.
23.06.2025 03:40 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Chris Beard | Eosimias, Early Anthropoids, and the Origins of Primates
YouTube video by Our Primate Past Chris Beard | Eosimias, Early Anthropoids, and the Origins of Primates
22.06.2025 23:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our Primate Past Our Primate Past is a video interview series featuring leading experts in primatology, paleoanthropology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. Through accessible, time-stamped interviews, world-ren...

🎥 Just launched: Our Primate Past — a new YouTube channel featuring interviews with leading experts in primatology and biological anthropology. The first 3 interviews are uploaded, with new videos to be added every few days. Subscribe to stay updated!

22.06.2025 02:35 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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1st-ever Denisovan skull identified thanks to DNA analysis Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.
18.06.2025 23:02 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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New research reveals the first apes evolved in tropical forests Research shows the earliest apes – ancestors of modern great apes and humans – evolved in tropical forests in the shadow of a violent volcano.
13.06.2025 22:54 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Child From World’s Oldest Burial Was Neanderthal-Homo Sapiens Hybrid Maybe modern humans weren't the first to bury their dead after all.
17.06.2025 22:38 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Early apes evolved in tropical forests disturbed by fires and volcanoes, fossil find suggests Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records. Though it would take another 20 million or so years for upright-walking hominin...
14.06.2025 03:15 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Enamel Thickness in Atapuerca Homo antecessor and Sima de Los Huesos Permanent Premolars Objectives This study investigates premolar tissue proportions in the Atapuerca hominins to assess whether Homo antecessor (TD6) and Sima de los Huesos (SH) specimens exhibit thick or thin enamel, a...
10.06.2025 06:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution Curiously uniform dimples on the teeth of ancient hominins may give scientists a new way to trace their origins and relationships.
09.06.2025 03:12 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Infant craniofacial diversity in Early Pleistocene Homo - Nature Communications Craniofacial development and structure in early Pleistocene Homo is unclear due to a lack of well-preserved specimens. Here, the authors examine infant craniofacial fossils from eastern and southern A...
04.06.2025 03:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Did a Neanderthal Who Lived 43,000 Years Ago Paint a Red Nose on a Rock That Looked Like a Face? Researchers theorize that an adult male dipped his finger in red ocher and intentionally used the pigment to complete the face he saw on a small granite stone
03.06.2025 07:16 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Tooth shape asymmetry in post-canine dentition: Evidence-based morphometric insights This study investigates the potential existence of asymmetry in the shape of tooth and location of landmarks of tooth anatomy and its variation betwee…
02.06.2025 08:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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