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Mother of the Nation? The Digital Appropriation of Shanidar Z in Kurdish and Regional Identity Politics

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the reconstruction of Shanidar Z, a 75,000‐year‐old Neanderthal woman discovered in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, became a focal point for digital negotiations of identity, ancestry, and belonging. Drawing on 51 Facebook and YouTube posts and 17,126 associated comments in Kurdish, Arabic and English, the study ...
Dana Sofi
wiley   +1 more source

Were Neanderthals Rational? A Stoic Approach

open access: yesHumanities, 2018
This paper adopts the philosophical approach of Stoicism as the basis for re-examining the cognitive and ethical relationship between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.
Kai Whiting   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The coelurosaur theropods of the Romualdo formation, early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Brazil: Santanaraptor placidus meets Mirischia asymmetrica

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2752-2789, October 2026.
Abstract The upper carbonate concretion levels of the Romualdo Formation (Aptian, Brazil) have yielded several theropod dinosaur remains, including spinosaurids and the coelurosaurs Santanaraptor placidus and Mirischia asymmetrica, the phylogenetic affinities of which are controversial.
Rafael Delcourt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The place and the value of phylogeny in paleoanthropology: just talking or never mind?

open access: yesUISPP Journal, 2019
The diffusion of sensational and incomplete analyses, as well as the misinterpretation of data, has led to a series of paleoanthropological paradigms which are, for the most part, purely speculative. These practices result from a lack of knowledge of the
Valéry Zeitoun
doaj   +1 more source

Histology and fossil diagenesis of a pterosaur tooth from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous of Brazil)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2739-2751, October 2026.
Abstract Pterosaur dental biology remains poorly understood despite its importance for comprehending feeding strategies and flight adaptations. Here, we present the first comprehensive histological analysis of an ornithocheiriform pterosaur tooth from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Santana Group, Northeast Brazil).
Tito Aureliano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postcranial anatomy of the Miocene hippopotamoids of Toros‐Menalla, Chad

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 4, Page 924-949, October 2026.
We establish a framework for the identification of postcranial remains in hippopotamoids by describing and comparing for the first time two late Miocene hippopotamoids from Toros‐Menalla, Chad (Hexaprotodon garyam, an early hippopotamid, and Libycosaurus bahri, the last African anthracothere) with the common hippopotamus.
Lorenzo Scribano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental Microwear Evidence of Holocene Dietary Variability in the Argentinian Pampas and Paraná Delta

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study explores the subsistence strategies of Middle‐to‐Late Holocene human populations in the Argentinean Pampas and Paraná River Delta by analyzing dental microwear patterns. Materials and Methods We examined occlusal molar microwear textures of individuals from the Middle and Late Holocene recovered from 12 archaeological ...
Maria Rita Guedes Carvalho   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Oral Microbiome of King Richard III of England

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Metagenomic investigations of ancient dental calculus provide insights into oral health, disease, and diet. Here, we analyze the dental calculus metagenome of King Richard III of England (1452–1485). Materials and Methods Dental calculus DNA was extracted from three teeth of King Richard III and shotgun sequenced to a depth of ...
Irina M. Velsko   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Back from the dead: Another response to the contextual bases of the Rising Star ‘deliberate body disposal’ hypothesis

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2022
Charles P. Egeland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The late Silurian Xiaoxiang Vertebrate Fauna in South China inhabited a tropical nearshore marine environment

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The late Silurian Xiaoxiang Vertebrate Fauna, represented by the gnathostome placoderms Entelognathus and Qilinyu, as well as the osteichthyans Guiyu and Megamastax, is mainly hosted in the Ludlow Kuanti Formation in the Qujing area, East Yunnan, South ...
Jia-Chen Cai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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