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Science YouTuber delving into human fossils and DNA to uncover where we come from and what connects us to our ancient ancestors.
Described by early anthropologists as "Melanesian type skulls"
Australian Aboriginals using an Atlatl to hunt a turtle from bark canoes...
Same skull can look very different from different angles...
I have so many problems with this video.. youtube.com/watch?v=1c8dxL…
Piltdown Reconstruction by Smith-Woodward (Natural History Museum) vs Arthur Keith (Royal College of Surgeons). Dr. Keith said that the NHM reconstruction was so bad that the creature "would not be able to eat or breathe" due to the way the jaw and skull were aligned.…
Piltdown Man by Arthur Keith 1913. Remarkably, Keith seemed to know this was a fraud but didn't want to expose his friend Dr. Smith-Woodward. His skull reconstruction was completely different than the Apeman created by Smith-Woodward.
