In this review of the evidence for and against taxic diversity within the hominin clade, we
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …

In the 1970s, mid‐Pliocene hominin fossils were found at the sites of Hadar in Ethiopia and
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …

Homo naledi is a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin discovered within the
Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. This …

Homo floresiensis, a primitive hominin species discovered in Late Pleistocene sediments at
Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia),,, has generated wide interest and scientific debate. A major …

Why evolution is true Page 1 Jerry A. Coyne Why ºf isTrue ing... masterful... outstandingly
good." Richard Dawkins, TLS Page 2 Page 3 WHY EVOLUTION IS TRUE Jerry Coyne is a …

Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. When scientists study
chimpanzee cognition, for example, they compare chimp performance on cognitive tasks to …

Fundamental processes influencing human growth can be revealed by studying extreme
short stature. Using genetic linkage analysis, we find that biallelic loss-of-function mutations …

Body size directly influences an animal's place in the natural world, including its energy
requirements, home range size, relative brain size, locomotion, diet, life history, and …

Исследование вопроса о происхождении человеческого языка, или глоттогенеза,
похоже на детектив: слишком много версий и улики-доказательства приходится …

Hand bones from a single individual with a clear taxonomic affiliation are scarce in the
hominin fossil record, which has hampered understanding the evolution of manipulative …