Anthropology
The Modern Mind May Be 100,000 Years Old
New fossil evidence shows sophisticated thought began earlier than we thought.
Why Sports Die
Sports don’t survive their cultures of origin if they resist modern measurement.
The Man Who Used Facebook to Find an Extinct Human Species
Lee Berger has a knack for finding fossils his own way.
Through Fortitude or Stupidity, Lee Berger Is Rewriting Human History
The paleoanthropologist makes no apologies for going his own way.
Drums, Lies, and Audiotape
When I was invited to drum in Ghana, I gladly accepted. Then something went wrong.
The Curious Case of the Bog Bodies
Why do so many corpses found in Europe’s peat bogs show signs of violent death?
