An unprecedented fossil foot bone appears to confirm that Australopithecus afarensis—the early human ancestors made famous by the "Lucy" skeleton—walked like modern humans, a new study says.
My name is Catherine Wright and I am an anthropologist. I teach anthropology and archaeology at JSCC and CACC. Anthro-Up is a website about anthropology, which is the study of human behavior. This site is created for all those interested in and curious about anthropology. Anthropology is a holistic science with topics including (but not limited to) life sciences, biology, chemistry, psychology, linguistics, statistics, political science, economics, religion, history, and the fine arts.
Friday, February 11, 2011
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Uncontacted Tribe in Brazilian Jungle
The tribe, believed to be Panoa Indians, have been monitored from a distance by Brazil’s National Indian Foundation, a government agency charged with handling the nation’s indigenous communities. Many of the world’s 100 or so uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon.
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