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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2025-02-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://sajs.co.za/article/view/18481
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