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Homo floresiensis "cretin" hypothesis is unfounded
The paper suggesting that speciemens of Homo floresiensis were suffering from cretinism doesn’t stand up to examination. You can read John Hawks’ careful dissection of the paper here: … more »
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Emerging news of Debbie Argue's cladistic analysis of Homo floresiensis
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 1 month ago: According to these press reports, Debbie Argue, of the Australian National University’s School … more »
Manusia Hobbit Homo floresiensis
geologipena wrote 2 months ago: Laporan Rowland (1992) : Timor : including islands of Roti and Ndao – World Bibliographical Series … more »
La dentist in Insula Flores...
liftingshadows wrote 2 months ago: La multele probleme pe care le au antropologii evoluionisti cu hobbitul din insula Flores, se mai a … more »
More on Homo floresiensis bipedalism and a bit on Homo floresiensis dental work
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 3 months ago: A week ago, I shared with you news of Bill Jungers’ conclusions on how the morphology of the H … more »
Bill Jungers' conclusions on Homo floresiensis bipedalism -- the clown-footed hominin
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 3 months ago: More reports have been coming out of last week’s meeting of the American Association of Physic … more »
An upcoming study on Homo floresiensis says they are a separate species
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 4 months ago: Another PNAS study to share with y’all, this time I caught the announcement via ScienceNOW. Sc … more »
Yet Another 'Hobbit' Debate?!
europadanica wrote 4 months ago: The findings of ancient bones on several small South Pacific islands situated in Palau may reopen y … more »
Homo floresiensis "cretin" hypothesis is unfounded
monado wrote 4 months ago: The paper suggesting that speciemens of Homo floresiensis were suffering from cretinism doesn’ … more »
3,000 year old small body humans in Palau, Micronesia
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 4 months ago: PLoS One completely surprised me today by releasing this paper, “Small-Bodied Humans from Pala … more »
The "Hobbit" Debate Begins Anew on the Island of Flores!
europadanica wrote 4 months ago: According to this BBC News article, the ongoing - and sometimes controversial - debate concerning th … more »
Were Homo floresiensis just a population of myxoedematous endemic cretin Homo sapiens?
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 4 months ago: New research from the Proceedings of the Royal Society B raises the possibility that Homo floresiens … more »
Musings on Homo floresiensis
monado wrote 5 months ago: Marek Kohn presents his submitted version of an article he wrote for New Scientist, where it appeare … more »
Another study on PCNT's role in brain development
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 6 months ago: That new paper on PCNT’s role in microcephaly I just covered this afternoon has really sparked … more »
Is the Homo floresiensis phenotype due to mutations in the PCNT gene?
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 6 months ago: Again with more confusing back and forthing…. but this time we leave the Neandertals and focus … more »
New York Times Profiles Ralph Holloway
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 8 months ago: The New York Times is running a profile of Ralph Holloway, a paleoanthropologist that specializes in … more »
More on H. floresiensis’ prmitive wrist
monado wrote 9 months ago: Here’s a link to a discussion of the paper that compares the wrist bones of Homo floresiensis … more »
Homo floresiensis' Primitive Wrist
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 10 months ago: I’ve done so much flip flopping on whether or not Homo floresiensis is in fact a new species o … more »
Homo floresiensis wrists were primitive
monado wrote 10 months ago: Primitive on the left, modern on the right First, there were humanlike creatures on the island of Fl … more »
Homo floresiensis physiognomy
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monado wrote 10 months ago: TV Ontario is showing a special about Homo floresiensis. Her physiognomy is not that of a modern hum … more »
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