SMC Anthropology Club

Biologists court chaos.

So exciting!!!

The First Evidence of Ultrasound Echolocation in Primates? | RealClearScience A paper recently published in the journal Folia Primatologica presents preliminary evidence for ultrasound echolocation in primates. Echolocation is the process of emitting sound waves and listening...

Tiny tarsiers are full of extraordinary abilities!

The First Evidence of Ultrasound Echolocation in Primates? | RealClearScience A paper recently published in the journal Folia Primatologica presents preliminary evidence for ultrasound echolocation in primates. Echolocation is the process of emitting sound waves and listening...

This is so interesting!

The Mystery of ‘Skeleton Lake’ Gets Deeper Hundreds of skeletons are scattered around a site high in the Himalayas, and a new study overturns a leading theory about how they got there.

Good to know Peru is stepping up to protect the environment.

Peru Passes ‘Momentous’ Ban on Palm Oil Deforestation Peru has committed to ending palm oil-driven deforestation by 2021. The move was named a "momentous win" for wildlife and sustainable agriculture.

Urgent archaeology dig!

Archaeologists race to uncover secrets of mysterious ancient fort before it collapses into sea Iron age site has been occupied by Romans, used as Second World War defences and formed part of a golf course

I think they meant to say “theorize” not discover. Still very interesting.

Archaeologists Discover That Easter Island's Statues May Have Served a Surprisingly Practical Function | artnet News Archaeologists may have solved one mystery about the placement of the hulking, multi-ton statues in Easter Island.

The Anthropology Club and Eco PTK invite all students to two free events:
1) The film "Jane" (about Jane Goodall) on Monday, 4/22 at 6pm in HSS 165
2) The film"Green" (about the ecosystem's destruction from palm oil) by Orangutan Project founder Dr. Gary Shapiro, Wed. 4/24, in Art 214 at 5:00. Snacks and drinks provided before each screening.

Yet another Anthropology fan!

Carroll College student training dog to find archaeological sites She's like Indiana Jones, but with fur. Dax the 10-month-old border collie/Australian shepherd mix is one of the first of her kind.

Super Hero!

Happy 85th birthday to Dr. Jane Goodall whose tireless efforts have served as an inspiration to us all.

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics?...How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.”

Jane Goodall wrote in her book, Chimpanzees — Bridging the Gap.

Your daily dose of Anthropology. 😀

Ancient Spanish DNA taken over by mysterious men from the East A study of 8,000 years of genetics from Spain and Portugal yields a surprisingly complex picture of the inhabitants' ancestry.

Needs to be added to our Anthropology textbooks!

Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery Mary was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.