We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time. While the circumstances that led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH)…
Spectacular archeological finds reveal the true past of the first Europeans. When I began studying human prehistory in the mid-1990s, little did I know that I would witness a paradigm…
Is large-scale intra-specific warfare Homo sapiens’ condition or can our species strive to achieve global peace? The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand…
by Deborah Barsky and Jan Ritch-Frel Recent developments in the study of human prehistory hold clues about our times, our world, and ourselves. We can all agree that most people want to…
We live in an era of mass migration. According to the United Nations’ World Migration Report 2022, there were 281 million international migrants in 2020, equaling 3.6 percent of the global…
We live in a fast-moving, technology-dominated era. Happiness is fleeting, and everything is replaceable or disposable. It is understandable that people are drawn to a utopian vision. Many find refuge…
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