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Links for a Monday morning

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Some readings from around the web to start the week… Estimating the rate of mutation and the human evolutionary clock This is a big , complex and unfolding story that I have been meaning to comment on and still hope … Continue reading →

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The importance of dates in the Plio-Pleistocene

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

This week’s discussion of the new fossils from Northern Kenya once again raises the issue of the critical role played by precise geological dating at this time period. This is hardly a new issue, but one that perhaps gets too … Continue reading →

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