Monkey Business
No, this isn’t about David Letterman … heh heh, ba-dum-dum …
You’ve read the breathless newsbriefs and cheap tabloid simian jokes. Boston Herald: Study throws monkey wrench into ape evolution. Good one!
So what the heck is it, and what does it really mean? Who’s going to explain it all, with cutting, edgy anthrosnark? Everyone’s favorite superlative anthroblogger, John Hawks, that’s who:
… some substantial ambiguities and questions remain, which will no doubt shape the progress of paleoanthropology for many years to come.
Now that Ardipithecus has descended from heaven to join us mortals, who is grumbling the worst?
OK, so if you thought Ardipithecus was going to be different from the Darwinius media fiasco …
Actually, it hadn’t occured to me, which is why I go to John Hawks for all my anthronerdism needs. A link not to be missed. And if you care, really care, about the very origins of humanity itself, you’ll want to check back because Hawks isn’t done yet, and neither is that story.
Topics: ancient mysteries, anthronerdism, apes
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:29 am on Friday, October 2, 2009
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October 2nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
I love this stuff.