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Homo Naledi and the Cave of Bones Controversy - Ep 246

This week we tackle one of our favorite topics - controversy! Last summer, the team working on the Rising Star Cave site in South Africa released a series of pre-prints making some incredible claims about the pre-human species, Homo Naledi. They were closely followed by the Netflix documentary, Cave of Bones which captured the attention of the public. However, other researchers are pushing back, claiming lack of solid evidence and published peer reviewed research. Join us while we look at both sides of the debate, and let us know where you land!

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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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PROMO: Domestication and Human Brain Size with Stefan Milo - A Life in Ruins 105

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here’s the “A Life in Ruins” Podcast with one of their more popular episodes. Enjoy!

On this episode of A Life In Ruins Podcast, we have our good friend and frequent collaborator Stefan Milo on the podcast. Stefan is in the process of researching for a video on human brain size, and we talk about what he has found. Researchers have noted a decrease in brain size in humans within the last 30,000 years. We take a deep dive into how brain size has changed throughout the evolution of the genus Homo and potential reasons for the decrease in brain size. We talk about the possibility of human self-domestication and the theories surrounding it.

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