It is nice to say one has a stand alone book in press. Even better to go through the proofs on the computer screen. But to finally be able to hold the hard physical copy is something altogether a bit different… 😎😎
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New @ManoaAnthro research shows early human ancestors, Homo erectus, lived in China 1.7 million years ago, much earlier than scientists once thought. This suggests humans spread across Asia far sooner than previously believed ➡️ bit.ly/40ibp2C@paleobae@uhmanoacss
Homo juluensis, un nuevo taxón propuesto para los fósiles de Xujiayao, Xuchang, Xiahe, Penghu, Denisova y Tam Ngu Hao 2. Más allá de este Comment publicado, a ver si puedo leer la descripción completa de la especie. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
A provocative commentary on the diversity of hominin fossils of eastern Eurasia, attributing material now called Denisovans to Homo juluensis.
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ALT A figure showing several fossil skulls from eastern Eurasia and categories for them including Homo juluensis, Homo longi, and Homo floresiensis
Just a friendly reminder that this application deadline is fast approaching (10.23). Please share with people in your network. Much appreciated.
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Just returned from Washington D.C. to deliver an invited talk at the Korean Cold War meeting that is organized by the Dept of Defense. A great opportunity to meet with families who lost ones during the Korean War. Beyond meaningful work trying to bring closure to these families.
The Victoria West core technology (VWCT), sometimes considered to be a “proto-Levallois” tradition, has only been reported from central South Africa. Evidence of a similar technology from the Bose Basin in southern China suggests this may be a case of convergent evolution
Julurens: a new cousin for Denisovans and Neanderthals
A new study suggests that the Middle Pleistocene record in China includes more groups than have previously been recognized.
johnhawks.net/weblog/juluren…
ALT A fossil child's upper jaw with teeth, in two views on left and two angles of microCT on the right
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Juluren (large brained humans) from Xujiayao site in Nihewan Basin, northern China. Probably representing gene flow between Asian Homo erectus and possibly H. antecessor or early Neanderthals (~200 ka – ~160 ka)