Neanderthals

Sophisticated Cave Art Evinces the Image of God

May 23, 2018

It’s a new trend in art. Museums and galleries all over the world are exploring the use of sounds, smells, and lighting to enhance...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Did Neanderthals Produce Cave Paintings?

April 25, 2018

One time when our kids were little, my wife and I discovered that someone had drawn a picture on one of the walls in...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Did Neanderthals Have the Brains to Make Art?

April 4, 2018

Are you a left-brain or a right-brain person? In the 1960s, Nobel laureate Roger W. Sperry advanced the idea of the split-brain, with each...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Are Perforated Shells Evidence for Neanderthal Symbolism?

March 28, 2018

When my kids were little, there was a good chance my wife and I would spend our Saturday afternoons hanging out at Chuck E....

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Rabbit Burrowing Churns Claims about Neanderthal Burials

February 7, 2018

As a kid, watching cartoons was one of the highlights of my afternoons. As soon as I arrived home from school, I would plop...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Did Neanderthals Make Glue?

January 10, 2018

Fun fact: each year, people around the world purchase 50 billion dollars’ (US) worth of adhesives. But perhaps this statistic isn’t all that surprising—because...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Were Neanderthals People, Too? A Response to Jon Mooallem

February 8, 2017

Recently, I conducted an informal survey through my Facebook page, asking my friends, “What do you think is the most significant scientific challenge to...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Blood Flow to Brain Contributes to Human Exceptionalism

September 21, 2016

Are human beings exceptional? Are we unique, as the Bible teaches? Recent work by paleoanthropologists from Australia adds to the mounting scientific evidence for...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Were Humans Specially Created, or Did They Evolve from a Hominid?

July 20, 2016

Some of the most frequent questions I get asked on Twitter are about human origins. Here is an example of a question and my...

Evolution

by Hugh Ross Read