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Somewhere around 55,000 to 60,000 years ago, a woman lived in a cave in what is now called Israel. Mostly likely, she was a Neandertal, probably a little over 5 feet tall and weighing an estimated 130 pounds. In an excavation that started in 1991, a...

Victoria Bowler and Milena Carvalho both arrived last fall at The University of New Mexico excited to begin graduate work in the Department of Anthropology. Bowler had been a U.S. Park Service ranger at sites throughout the southwest and was ready to do...

Fred SmithProfessor and Chair of Illinois State University Anthropology Department Fred Smith will present the 35th lecture sponsored by the "Journal of Anthropological Research" on "Neandertals and Folks Like Us" on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at ...