IN SEARCH OF DRAGON MAN
The Harbin cranium is one of the most important human fossils to be reported this century. It has become even more important with the recent announcement that it has been genetically identified as a Denisovan. The Denisovans were enigmatic cousins of both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, previously known only from genetically distinct bone fragments.
THE ANCIENT ORIGINS OF POTTERY
One of the most powerful examples of human creativity and ingenuity is the ancient craft of pottery, with its delicate balance of form, function, and cultural expression. From the first clay figurines of the Upper Palaeolithic to the complex wheel-thrown vessels of later urban societies, the development of pottery was driven by these considerations.
THE ANCIENT ORIGINS OF CATS
Of all the relationships humans have formed with animals, the most unlikely is that with cats. How, when, and where did this relationship start? Was it Ancient Egypt, where cats became revered and sacred animals? Or did the association between humans and cats begin thousands of years earlier, in Neolithic Cyprus?