Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls
This piece reflects on the importance of and focus on heads – especially the collecting of skulls and its impacts – in alpha taxonomy, biological anthropology, and Western science more broadly. We consider how the announcement and overall discovery story of the Taung Child revolutionised our unders...
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Main Authors: | Lauren Schroeder, Paige Madison, Rebecca R. Ackermann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2025-02-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/18481 |
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