by Ken Fischman | Feb 13, 2013 | uncategorized
The Pleistocene Massacres by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. History and pre-history are often best told in stories or narratives. There are two alternative stories to explain the extinction of North American megafauna around 10,000 years ago. In one story, it was the advent of...
by Ken Fischman | Oct 7, 2012 | Animism, anti wolf, Hunter Gatherers, Paleoanthropology, stories, wolf hunt
Are the Beliefs of Earth-Based Peoples a Valid Guide to Their Behavior? Ken Fischman, Ph.D Jon Young with Bushmen in Botswana Is there any validity to the oral histories of indigenous peoples? Typically, the avatars of western culture do not put much stock in the...
by Ken Fischman | Jan 17, 2012 | Hunter Gatherers, Paleoanthropology, stories, Tracking, Wolves
The Tracks In Chauvet Cave by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. The two sets of tracks were side by side. One of them was that of a young child, and the other of a wolf. What if I were to tell you that these tracks were found deep within Chauvet Cave, high above the Ardeche...
by Ken Fischman | Jan 17, 2012 | Hunter Gatherers, Molecular Genetics, Paleoanthropology
Ancestors Of African Pygmies And Neighboring Farmers Separated Around 60,000 Years Ago Etienne Patin, et al. (2009) PLoS ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2009) — All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique...
by Ken Fischman | Jul 10, 2011 | Hunter Gatherers, Molecular Genetics, Paleoanthropology
ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2009) — All African Pygmies, inhabiting a large territory extending west-to-east along Central Africa, descend from a unique population who lived around 20,000 years ago, according to an international study led by researchers at the Institut...