Guide to Human Bridges
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Editor: April M. Short
Source: Human Bridges Project
With new anthropological, biological and scientific findings, we are increasingly able to trace the outlines and fill in the blanks of our human evolutionary story. This can help us better understand the social and cultural processes that produced the world we live in now. This guide to Human Bridges explores the work of experts from the fields of human biology, human origins, and anthropology who want to contribute their individual expertise to a wider accessible body of information, and enlist in the cause to make this material a staple of education at all stages of life.
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By Marjorie Hecht | From Human Bridges Project
Fossil evidence suggests apes migrated from Africa to Eurasia, evolving and returning to Africa, forming the lineage that led to humans.
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By Deborah Barsky | From Human Bridges Project
Can we pinpoint a time in our evolutionary trajectory when we wandered from the path of empathy, of compassion and respect for one another and for all forms of life?
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The Mesoamerican city of Monte Albán is a powerful case study that early investments in public infrastructure and goods foster longer-term sustainability.
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By Gary M. Feinman | From Human Bridges Project
It is necessary to challenge some pervasive myths that fundamentally shape not just what we think about the past, but why so many see history as irrelevant when it comes to guiding the present and shaping the future..
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By April M. Short | From Human Bridges Project
A 2021 study on the effects of climate crises in ancient Mesopotamia found increased cooperation and a more widespread distribution of power.
