Digging Up The Roots Of Human Culture – Analysis
What led humans on the unique path of cultural development? And can we do anything useful with newly reconstructed histories
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Author: Deborah Barsky
Deborah Barsky is a researcher at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution and associate professor at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain, with the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). She is the author of Human Prehistory: Exploring the Past to Understand the Future (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
Articles by Deborah Barsky :
Keys To Building Human Bridges To The Past – OpEd
Human technologies have continued to evolve exponentially since the end of the Paleolithic: today we are using them to learn
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Finding The Roots Of Religion In Human Prehistory – OpEd
In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist? A
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Why Culture Is Not The Only Tool For Defining Homo Sapiens In Relation To Other Hominins – Analysis
While the circumstances that led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH) remain a topic of debate, the species-centric
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Discarding Old Theories On The Path To Finding The First Humans Outside Africa – OpEd
Spectacular archeological finds reveal the true past of the first Europeans. When I began studying human prehistory in the mid-1990s, little did
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How Long Has Humanity Been At War With Itself? – Analysis
Is large-scale intra-specific warfare Homo sapiens‘ condition or can our species strive to achieve global peace? The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan
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Was The Sphere The First Geometrical Form Made By Humans? – OpEd
Important scientific advances are changing what we know about the technological, social, and cognitive traits of our ancient human ancestors.
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How Can We Understand The Passage Of Time? – OpEd
Recent developments in the study of human prehistory hold clues about our times, our world, and ourselves. We can all
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The Ancient Patterns Of Migration – Analysis
Today’s hot-button issue is actually as old as the human race. We live in an era of mass migration. According
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