Ram Skulls, Cavemen wielding clubs?, and Paleothermometry - Ep 212

This week we have 3 archaeology news stories! First up, 2,000 ram skulls have been discovered in Egypt’s temple of Ramses II. Then we cover the rent Sapiens article about whether prehistoric humans actually carried and used clubs. Then finally, a new technology is used to create a surprising climate profile at Paleolithic sites in Alaska.

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Paleoanthropology Series Part 4: Enter Genus Homo - Ep 211

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This is our final episode in our overview of paleoanthropology and human evolution. It’s been a bumpy ride with a lot of species falling by the wayside, but, we’re down to the final few and we’ll see what happens to them! Don’t forget to check out the other episodes in this series and for members, there’s a special bonus segment for this episode in the Ad Free Downloads area on this episode’s page.

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Paleoanthropology Series 3 - The Rise and Fall of Paranthropus - Ep 210

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Paranthropus family of fossils. The are descended from the Australopithicenes and lived next to our early hominid ancestors, but, they are not directly on the line to humans.

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Paleoanthropology Series Part 2 - Ep 209

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Australopithecus family of fossils.

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Paleoanthropology Series Part 1 - Ep 208

We talk a lot about human origins, so we thought this would be a good time time to do an overview of paleoanthropology, and the human evolutionary tree. In this first episode of the series we start with some of the oldest human ancestors including Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Ardipithecus ramidus.

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