Neanderthal

Anna Goldfield (GRS’17) compilation of articles about Neanderthals

Anna has been writing for Sapiens.org, an online anthropology journal, and has created a project.  An interactive, clickable Neanderthal, where each body part is linked to an article she wrote focused on that part of the anatomy, Neanderthal behavior, and how we know what we know about our closest ancient relatives. The link is here: https://www.sapiens.org/column/field-trips/neanderthal-anatomy/

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Wroth (GRS’18), Marston, and Goldberg publish a paper

“Neanderthal plant use and pyrotechnology: phytolith analysis from Roc de Marsal, France”, paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, written by, Archaeology alumna, Kristen Wroth (GRS’18), Professor John M. Marston, Professor Emeritus, Paul Goldberg, et al. Read the paper. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12520-019-00793-9 Congratulations Kris, Mac, and Paul! Image, Kristen Wroth and John Marston

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Anna Goldfield (GRS’17) SAA Conference poster featured in Live Science

Congratulations to Anna! “Fire use would have provided a significant advantage for the human population and may indeed have been an important factor in the overall collapse or absorption of the Neanderthal population,” said Anna Goldfield, a doctoral candidate in archaeology at Boston University, who presented the findings here on Thursday (April 16) at the […]

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