Anthropologist curtis marean, writing in the august issue of scientific american, believes that pinnacle point, a promontory at the very southern tip of south africa, was that lifegiving sanctuary. Shop amongst our popular books, including 289, the scientific american day in the life of your brain, scientific american nutrition for a changing world with 2015 dietary guidelines and more from scientific american. Curtis marean lecture archived 2008 lecturescurtis mareansvante paabomarcus feldmandennis stanfordrobin dunbarj. Curtis marean s research interests focus on the origins of modern humans, the prehistory of africa, the study of animal bones from archaeological sites and climates and environments of the past. For marean, the results revealed just how much early h. Omega3 brain evolution theory gets a boost vital choice. Scientific american informally abbreviated sciam is an american popular science magazine. Coastal south africa and the coevolution of the modern human lineage and coastal adaptations, 0901201008312011, nuno bicho, jonathan a. Pomerance award for scientific contributions to archaeology. Marean discusses the intense cooperation that took place for humans to emerge at. Features how homo sapiens became the ultimate invasive species many human species have inhabited earth. She went on to author dozens of books, mentor new generations of scientists, and promote wildlife conservation around the world. The successful battle for control of the colorado potato beetle leptinotarsa.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Blaffer hrdy of the university of california, davis, in her 2009 book mothers and. Research articles and publications institute of human origins. Brian curtis is a new york times bestselling author, contributor to sports illustrated, former television reporter and host, speaker, and consultant. Changing coastlines and the antiquity of coastal settlement, 2011, springer, new york. Henshilwood became internationally known due to his excavations in the blombos cave, where according to his study published. The sciences scientific american volume 3, issue 2 features. The archaeological institute of america is proud to name jane buikstra as the recipient of the 2005 pomerance award for scientific contributions to archaeology. Curtis mareans research interests focus on the origins of modern humans, the prehistory of africa, the study of animal bones from archaeological sites and climates and environments of the past. Potts, janet franklin, francois engelbrecht, david oneal, et al proceedings of the 2015 annual conference on extreme science and engineering discovery environment. Marean writes, dna evidence shows that all humans are descended from that relatively small group of survivors perhaps only.
How homo sapiens became the ultimate invasive species. To marean, projectile technology was a major breakthrough. Curtis martins most popular book is beautiful mercy. Humans thrived in south africa through the toba eruption. Whether youre a fan of scientific american s wildly popular 60second science podcast or just curious about science, youre going to want to dust off your dads telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bitesized knowledge in the instant egghead guide to the universe. Marean has fieldwork experience in kenya, tanzania, and somalia, and has focused his efforts in coastal south africa. Rather, anthropologists sally mcbrearty and alison brooks contended that modern behavior, including creativity, has deep and ancient.
The gorillas dian fossey saved, elizabeth royte, national geographic, 2017. Recent breakthroughs in human longevity and life extension. The books he has coauthored with cushing and frey have long been. Curtis marean s article the most invasive species of all in the august 2015 issue of scientific american touched on the aquatic ape hypothesis. Though farmers were well aware that insects caused losses, curtis was the first writer to call attention to their significant economic impact. Marean said in a press release, our findings show that at 164,000 years ago in coastal south africa humans expanded their diet to include shellfish and other marine resources, perhaps as a response to harsh environmental conditions.
Curtis martin has 23 books on goodreads with 4174 ratings. Bad for people, good for dolphins katrina led to a marinemammal boom, and harvey, irma and jose might do the same by jason g. Rather, anthropologists sally mcbrearty and alison brooks contended that modern behavior, including creativity, has deep and. Curtis marean is an archaeologist whose work focuses on the origins of modern humans, the prehistory of africa, the study of animal bones from archaeological sites, and climates and environments of the past.
But ours is the only one that colonized the entire planet. Mar 12, 2018 youngest toba tuff glass shards found together with evidence of human occupation at two archaeological sites from the southern coast of south africa indicate that early modern humans thrived in. Since 1991, marean, an archaeologist at arizona state university in tempe, has studied early modern humans in south africa. The great human migration history smithsonian magazine. This is the earliest dated observation of this behavior. In this book, he does a fair job of surveying the usual arguments, and does so with brevity, so its quick and straightforward.
From the pages of scientific american comes the latest information and explorations into the futuristic world of biotechnology. It is a compelling argument, but, as marean concedes, more evidence is needed to back up these contentions. There is no such thing as successful aging because aging is damage. Such cooperative behavior, writes marean in a 2014 paper in the journal of human evolution, was perhaps the final addition to the assembly of traits that produced our unique species. He has been professor of african archeology at the university of bergen since 2007 and, since 2008, professor at the chair of the origins of modern human behavior at the university of the witwatersrand. Recent finds suggest that the small population that gave rise to all humans alive today survived by exploiting a unique combination of resources along the southern coast of. The skin of our teeth field notes north coast journal. He is the author of many articles and books, including transformed thinking and discovering the way of wisdom. The aquatic, groupish, warlike ape confessions of a. During this period, sea levels dropped more than a hundred meters. Marean is a professor at the school of human evolution and.
The books were published by the national science teachers association. Research articles and publications institute of human. Curtis martin has authored other books that reflect my own concerns, from modern hyperindividualism and the consequent disappearance of virtue, to questions of human meaning. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the.
As timothy ferris so eloquently writes in his introduction, consider some of the cosmic wonders explored in the book, and ask yourself what poet or artist. He contributes to scientific american s 60second science podcast, and is coeditor of science blogging. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Volume 491 issue 7425, 22 november 2012 nature research. Curtis marean of arizona state university in 2011 and was invited to collaborate on the toba project in 2012.
It has a long history of presenting scientific information on a monthly basis to the general educated public, with careful attention to the clarity of its text and the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics. Small lethal tools have big implications for early modern. The roots of science denial, katherine hayhoe and jen schwartz, scientific american, 2017 using climate change as an example, the authors point out that the problem some people have is not with the actual science but, rather, peoples world view, their ideology, and the fact that it challenges the status quo of those in power. Marean argues that anatomically modern humans around 165,000 years ago when inland regions of the. Youngest toba tuff glass shards found together with evidence of human occupation at two archaeological sites from the southern coast of south. The modern human lineage appeared in africa between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago, but the roots of modern human technology are much less clearly defined. Marean is a professor of archaeology at arizona state university in a 2010 article in scientific american, marean explained how anatomically modern humans survived the mis 6 glacial stage 195123 thousand years ago, a period during which the human population was limited to only a few hundreds breeding individuals. Oct 29, 2018 the roots of science denial, katherine hayhoe and jen schwartz, scientific american, 2017 using climate change as an example, the authors point out that the problem some people have is not with the actual science but, rather, peoples world view, their ideology, and the fact that it challenges the status quo of those in power. Professor buikstra is a founder of the study of bioarchaeology a field that combines forensic anthropology, paleodiet, paleopathology and the study of their social dimensions. Cleghorn began working with the pinnacle point archeological project directed by dr. Marean, scientific american 3, 32 39 2015 published online.
Reconstructing the history and language of an african society, 8001500. Marean jul 14, 2015 sometime after 70,000 years ago our. The scientific american book of astronomy presents an astonishing array of knowledge that has shaped our understanding of space thus far and continues to stimulate and drive the imagination. In other cases, such as the approximately monthly cycle of menstruation in humans but not other mammals. He has spent over 20 years doing fieldwork in africa, and conducting laboratory work on the fieldcollected materials, with the goal of illuminating the final stages of. Genetic and archaeological evidence suggests that h. The aquatic, groupish, warlike ape confessions of a supply. Physical anthropology by angeloni, elvio 9781260180329. Memphis, tennessee back in 2000, a nowfamous scientific paper called the revolution that wasnt argued that the thenconventional wisdom that modern human behavior had erupted in a creative explosion about 50,000 years ago in europe was wrong. In the area of the origins of modern humans, he is particularly interested in questions about foraging strategies and the evolution of modern human behavior. Curtis has focused his career on developing field and laboratory teams and methods that tap the synergy between the disciplines to bring new insights to old scientific problems.
The prestigious journal nature just published findings from a team led by paleoanthropologist curtis marean of arizona state university discoveries that seem to support the possibility of a dietdriven burst in brain size or power asu 2007. Curtis is the author or coauthor of seven books and is currently working on his eighth with coauthors craig sager sr. On the south coast of south africa, scientists have found evidence for an advanced stone age technology dated to 71,000 years ago at pinnacle point near mossel bay. Several years ago, derek nurse and i began to consider the increasing need to make revisions to our book, the swahili.
The sciences scientific american volume 3, issue 2 features how homo sapiens became the ultimate invasive species many human species have inhabited earth. Marean, scientific american, august 2010 shortly after homo sapiens arose, harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species. We built a social science institute for the new american university, says linda lederman, dean of the colleges division of social sciences and director of the institute. English 240 october 3, 2019 summary and response of the most invasive species of all apa curtis marean, a professor at the school of human evolution and social change at arizona state university, hypothesizes in an august 2015 scientific american article titled the most invasive species of all that homo sapiens h. Teacher inspired professors passion for science asu now. We knew there had been significant archeological finds subsequent to its publication in 1985, but we were surprised to discover that hundreds of new books and articles had appeared.
In the area of the origins of modern humans, he is particularly interested in questions about foraging strategies and the evolution of modern human. Modern human diaspora the most invasive species of all, curtis w. In some cases the purported effect may depend on external cues, such as the amount of moonlight. In his cover story for the latest scientific american, the most invasive species of all, curtis w. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our. Marean is foundation professor at the institute of human origins at arizona state university and honorary professor at the center for coastal. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology. Portraits from north american indian life by edward s. A human operating with true projectiles, they can dominate the planet. In a cave at pinnacle point in south africa, a team led by arizona state university paleoanthropologist curtis marean found evidence that humans 164,000 years ago were eating shellfish, making. While not all archaeologists accept that lunar periodicity was ever relevant to human evolution, those favouring the idea include curtis marean, who heads excavations at the important middle stone age site of pinnacle point, south africa. Fields of battle, a narrative nonfiction work based on the 1942 rose bowl and world war ii, will be released on september 27 th, 2016 by flatiron books. The scientific american book of the cosmos is a collection of articles from the pages of the respected magazine scientific american.