by Rick Coste | Mar 13, 2023 | Podcast
In 1959, a significant event took place when teeth were discovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. These teeth were identified as belonging to a hominin species known as Homo habilis, which for decades held a special place as the first hominin to be given the title of...
by Rick Coste | Mar 6, 2023 | Podcast
Thomas Plummer, an archaeologist, had received information about the discovery of stone tools on the Homa Peninsula hillsides in Kenya. In an attempt to gain more knowledge, he initiated an excavation. However, instead of discovering more stone tools, he and his team...
by Rick Coste | Feb 27, 2023 | Podcast
We’ve come quite a long way along the Hominin River. We’ve passed tributaries and navigated some pretty large bends. On the way we’ve heard rumors about what was ahead. A name actually. You’ll recognize her name because she’s been mentioned on this show more...
by Rick Coste | Feb 20, 2023 | Podcast
Between 1992 and 1994, working in the Awash region of Ethiopia, the same region that Ardipithecus kadabba would be found a few years later, paleoanthropologist Tim White unearthed well over 100 specimens of something new. What was it? Evolution Talk is also a book!...
by Rick Coste | Feb 13, 2023 | Podcast
In the last couple of episodes we’ve met two early travellers along the Hominin River. Today, we will meet yet another one. This one lived approximately 5.5 million years ago. It is know as Ardipithecus kadabba, and this is its story. Works Cited “Ardipithecus |...
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