Chimps using tools: Archaeology’s most fascinating discovery of 2007 In its January/February 2008 issue, Archaeology Magazine listed what it thought were the top 10 discoveries of 2007. Among these was the discovery of tool use by ancient chimpanzees. A team of researchers led by Dr. Julio Mercader of the University of Calgary in Alberta undertook […]
The other day, I got a visit from Mike. He seemed to be quite an upstanding guy. My kind, really. I had always wondered what would happen to my family. Would they thrive? Would they all be eaten by wild animals before they got a chance to leave Africa? So many questions and no answers. […]
As discussed in my last entry, the process of tool making has left us lots of clues to the behavior of some of our ancestors. Some of the best information – as it gives us a window into how a species thinks – is the manufacturing process itself. By continuously experimenting and by observing those […]
5555 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston,Texas 77030
(713) 639-4629
13016 University Blvd.
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
(281) 313-2277
21901 FM 762 Rd.
Needville, Texas 77461
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| Saturdays | 3:00PM - 10:00PM |
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| DST = Daylight Savings Time. Please call for holiday hours. Entry to Brazos Bend State Park ends at 9:30 p.m. daily |
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