Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
SAPIENS’ editorial team presents a roundup of this year’s top news and other important insights as seen through the lens of anthropology.
Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
Nicola Jones
Nicola Jones is a freelance science journalist living in Pemberton, near Vancouver, British Columbia. She has a bachelor’s degree in oceanography and chemistry, and a master’s in journalism, both from the University of British Columbia.
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Case Closed: You Can’t Make a Knife Out of Frozen Poop
Testing out a tale from the Arctic, one archaeologist takes matters into his own hands.
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Genetic Factors May Help Explain Athletic Sudden Death
Biological anthropologists and other researchers investigate why there is a diversity of symptoms and outcomes in people with sickle cell trait.
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First Confirmed Denisovan Skull Piece Found
A fragment of a hominin skull adds to the sparse collection from our obscure cousins.
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Visitor Log Chronicled for the Denisovan Family Home
New studies write the history of a famous Siberian cave and unearth the oldest jewelry in the region.
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Meet Archaeology’s Beer Can Man
One scholar has found in the humble, rusty beer can a trusty time capsule.