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November 4, 2021Partial Skull Discovery Raises New Questions About Human Origins
Texas A&M anthropology professor Darryl de Ruiter is part of a team that discovered a child’s skull believed to be up to 250,000 years old in a South African cave.
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June 28, 2021Unearthing the Past
Paleoanthropologist Dr. Darryl de Ruiter, the department head of anthropology, has contributed to scientists’ understanding of human ancestry.
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May 11, 2021Professor Named Hullabaloo U Instructor of the Year
Out of 72 nominees, Catharina Laporte was selected as Texas A&M University’s first Hullabaloo U Instructor of the Year.
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March 1, 2021Fossil Hand From “Ardi” Could Clarify Our Evolution
A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could show how early humans moved and began to walk upright, according to new research led by a Texas A&M anthropology professor.
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January 14, 2021DNA Reveals Lineage Of Ancient Dire Wolves
A new study from a team including a Texas A&M archaeologist shows that the extinct species popularized by "Game of Thrones" was only a distant relative of today’s wolves.
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October 30, 2020Study Finds 5 Distinct Dog Types From 11,000 Years Ago
Department of Anthropology's Anna Linderholm and a team of researchers examined dog DNA to learn about movement and patterns of ancient dogs and their relationship with humans.
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September 7, 2020A silent witness: How analysis of pollen can solve crimes
BioTechniques discusses Vaughn Bryant of the Department of Anthropology.
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August 4, 2020Texas A&M study: Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors
Analysis of sediment found in Hall’s Cave shows volcanic eruptions responsible for cooling of Earth around 13,000 years ago.
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February 18, 2020Associate professor wins Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Award
Instructional associate professor in the Dept. of Anthropology, Catharina Laporte, wins a Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Award and will be celebrated at a luncheon at the end of the month.
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February 12, 2020Does ‘French Kissing’ Really Come From France?
Why do we kiss? If you have no one to kiss, what's the next best thing? This Valentine's Day, a Texas A&M professor has the low-down on muggin' down.
