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New branch of archaeology established

By T.K. Randall
July 17, 2009 · Comment icon 5 comments

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A new branch of archaeology has been established to better understand human evolution by studying the material culture of our closest living relatives, the great apes, including primitive tool use dating back thousands of years.
University of Calgary archaeologist who is one of the few researchers in the world studying the material culture of human beings' closest living relatives – the great apes – is joining his colleagues in creating a new discipline devoted to the history of tool use in all primate species in order to better understand human evolution."


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Comment icon #1 Posted by Paranormalcy 16 years ago
That's awesome, I think that's a really good idea for a new field, it is likely to really highlight advances in technology/intelligence and abstract thought.
Comment icon #2 Posted by MirrorImage 16 years ago
That's awesome, I think that's a really good idea for a new field, it is likely to really highlight advances in technology/intelligence and abstract thought. Its also likely to show us we arent as far along the evolutionary ladder as we think we are. It might be good for humans to find out we arent any smarter than the Great Apes.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Ashiene 16 years ago
When we find alien ruins we will have Xeno-Archaeology.
Comment icon #4 Posted by joshy 16 years ago
so given that we're so close genetically to chimpanzees why arent they in the genus homo along with us? other animals that are even more genetically different from each other are in the same genus from time to time. (though i cant think of one right now as i just woke up after a night of heavy drinking)
Comment icon #5 Posted by wolemrock 16 years ago
When we find alien ruins we will have Xeno-Archaeology. that's a good one, and i would like to be a Xeno-Arhaeologist.


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