Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺)
@sethchagi.bsky.social
Fighting for #Science and #STEM!
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Father, Husband, Stoic, Animist, Paleoanthropologist, STEAM, Science Communicator, Book Lover, FUCK TRUMP!
Follow for news and content surrounding #HumanOrigins, #RockArt!
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When the Caves Answer Back: Sound, Rock Art, and the Deep History of Listening
When we think about Paleolithic rock art, we tend to think with our eyes.
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What if Paleolithic rock art wasn’t just meant to be seen—but heard?
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
New post on sound, echo, and why some caves may have mattered because they answered back.
Measured acoustics, not mysticism.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Archaeology #DeepHistory #RockArt #SoundStudies
Neanderthals cared for their own. 🤝 Fossils like "Nandy" from Shanidar Cave (severe injuries, long-term survival) show incredible group compassion & altruism. Debunks the "brute" myth & highlights deep social bonds in ancient societies.
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Empathy #SciComm
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Empathy #SciComm
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Neanderthals cared for their own. 🤝 Fossils like "Nandy" from Shanidar Cave (severe injuries, long-term survival) show incredible group compassion & altruism. Debunks the "brute" myth & highlights deep social bonds in ancient societies.
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Empathy #SciComm
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Empathy #SciComm
Come check out the new page for the @1902committee.bsky.social!
A page dedicated to the open access sharing of international #RockArt!
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A page dedicated to the open access sharing of international #RockArt!
bsky.app/profile/1902...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Come check out the new page for the @1902committee.bsky.social!
A page dedicated to the open access sharing of international #RockArt!
bsky.app/profile/1902...
A page dedicated to the open access sharing of international #RockArt!
bsky.app/profile/1902...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Submit paper titles or questions to:
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We highly encourage our community to share their research and join the conversation in Derbyshire!
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We highly encourage our community to share their research and join the conversation in Derbyshire!
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Call for Papers: BIRAG Conference 2026!
Join us in Cromford, Derbyshire (Sept 4-6) to investigate new interpretations of ancient art. Our own committee member, George, is part of this significant event!
Details: birag.co.uk
#RockArt #Archaeology #DeepHistory
#1902Committee (1/2)
Join us in Cromford, Derbyshire (Sept 4-6) to investigate new interpretations of ancient art. Our own committee member, George, is part of this significant event!
Details: birag.co.uk
#RockArt #Archaeology #DeepHistory
#1902Committee (1/2)
January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Call for Papers: BIRAG Conference 2026!
Join us in Cromford, Derbyshire (Sept 4-6) to investigate new interpretations of ancient art. Our own committee member, George, is part of this significant event!
Details: birag.co.uk
#RockArt #Archaeology #DeepHistory
#1902Committee (1/2)
Join us in Cromford, Derbyshire (Sept 4-6) to investigate new interpretations of ancient art. Our own committee member, George, is part of this significant event!
Details: birag.co.uk
#RockArt #Archaeology #DeepHistory
#1902Committee (1/2)
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Who is the 1902 Committee? 🎨🪨
We are a collective dedicated to advancing the study of Rock Art through ethical, open-access research. By bridging the gap between academia and the public, we ensure that our shared deep history is accessible to all.
Join us for news, science, and art. ✨ #RockArt
We are a collective dedicated to advancing the study of Rock Art through ethical, open-access research. By bridging the gap between academia and the public, we ensure that our shared deep history is accessible to all.
Join us for news, science, and art. ✨ #RockArt
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Who is the 1902 Committee? 🎨🪨
We are a collective dedicated to advancing the study of Rock Art through ethical, open-access research. By bridging the gap between academia and the public, we ensure that our shared deep history is accessible to all.
Join us for news, science, and art. ✨ #RockArt
We are a collective dedicated to advancing the study of Rock Art through ethical, open-access research. By bridging the gap between academia and the public, we ensure that our shared deep history is accessible to all.
Join us for news, science, and art. ✨ #RockArt
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What if language wasn't an evolution, but a discovery? 🗣️✨
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
The Story of Us: Evolution, Cognition, and What Makes Us Human with Dr. Ian Tattersall.
YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
What if language wasn't an evolution, but a discovery? 🗣️✨
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
What if language wasn't an evolution, but a discovery? 🗣️✨
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
The Story of Us: Evolution, Cognition, and What Makes Us Human with Dr. Ian Tattersall.
YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
What if language wasn't an evolution, but a discovery? 🗣️✨
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
Dr. Ian Tattersall joins #TheStoryOfUs to discuss why the "Ladder of Progress" is dead and why Homo sapiens became the ecological wild card of the planet.
Don't just learn history—understand our origin.
WATCH: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
🦴 NEW TSoU! Dr. Ian Tattersall joins me to discuss the "bush" of human evolution. How did we become a symbolic species? 🧠
We dive into Neanderthals, the radical origins of language, and why we’re the ecological "wild card."
Watch & subscribe: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory
We dive into Neanderthals, the radical origins of language, and why we’re the ecological "wild card."
Watch & subscribe: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory
The Story of Us: Evolution, Cognition, and What Makes Us Human with Dr. Ian Tattersall.
YouTube video by World of Paleoanthropology
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🦴 NEW TSoU! Dr. Ian Tattersall joins me to discuss the "bush" of human evolution. How did we become a symbolic species? 🧠
We dive into Neanderthals, the radical origins of language, and why we’re the ecological "wild card."
Watch & subscribe: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory
We dive into Neanderthals, the radical origins of language, and why we’re the ecological "wild card."
Watch & subscribe: youtu.be/viGnTXfOQmQ
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory
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The Epstein files aren’t just client lists of powerful people who raped children.
They are also records of a global network of blackmail, payoffs, and cover-ups ON BEHALF of those rapists.
Besides protecting himself, this was a gold mine for Trump.
He’ll never give them up.
They are also records of a global network of blackmail, payoffs, and cover-ups ON BEHALF of those rapists.
Besides protecting himself, this was a gold mine for Trump.
He’ll never give them up.
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Epstein files aren’t just client lists of powerful people who raped children.
They are also records of a global network of blackmail, payoffs, and cover-ups ON BEHALF of those rapists.
Besides protecting himself, this was a gold mine for Trump.
He’ll never give them up.
They are also records of a global network of blackmail, payoffs, and cover-ups ON BEHALF of those rapists.
Besides protecting himself, this was a gold mine for Trump.
He’ll never give them up.
Reposted by Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺)
Why is nobody talking about how the Epstein files are now 30 days past due?
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Why is nobody talking about how the Epstein files are now 30 days past due?
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
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Ochre is the "red thread" of human history. 🎨
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
The Red Thread: Why Ochre is the Swiss Army Knife of Deep History
Introduction: Beyond the “Art” Trap
deephistory.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Ochre is the "red thread" of human history. 🎨
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
Ochre is the "red thread" of human history. 🎨
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
The Red Thread: Why Ochre is the Swiss Army Knife of Deep History
Introduction: Beyond the “Art” Trap
deephistory.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Ochre is the "red thread" of human history. 🎨
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
From its use as a functional adhesive to the world's first symbolic pigment, this mineral is a window into the ancient mind. 🧠
Read my latest on why ochre is the ultimate deep history tool: deephistory.substack.com/p/the-red-th...
#Paleo #Archaeology
Neanderthals had style! 😎 Evidence from 60k+ years ago shows them using pigments, shell jewelry, and bird feathers for personal adornment. They weren't just surviving; they were expressing themselves symbolically. Total Ice Age trendsetters. ✨
#Neanderthal #Paleoanthropology #AncientStyle
#Neanderthal #Paleoanthropology #AncientStyle
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Neanderthals had style! 😎 Evidence from 60k+ years ago shows them using pigments, shell jewelry, and bird feathers for personal adornment. They weren't just surviving; they were expressing themselves symbolically. Total Ice Age trendsetters. ✨
#Neanderthal #Paleoanthropology #AncientStyle
#Neanderthal #Paleoanthropology #AncientStyle
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Who were the earliest inhabitants of Sulawesi? New work from a cave called Leang Bulu Bettue has pushed the record across the arrival of modern people, into the lives of hominins whose ancestors reached the island up to a million years before.
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-deep-rec...
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-deep-rec...
A deep record of unknown hominins from Sulawesi
A cave known as Leang Bulu Bettue provides a record from the Middle Pleistocene across the arrival of modern people.
www.johnhawks.net
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Who were the earliest inhabitants of Sulawesi? New work from a cave called Leang Bulu Bettue has pushed the record across the arrival of modern people, into the lives of hominins whose ancestors reached the island up to a million years before.
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-deep-rec...
www.johnhawks.net/p/a-deep-rec...
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Ochre: the 1st industrial chemical? 🧪
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
The Red Thread: Why Ochre is the Swiss Army Knife of Deep History
Introduction: Beyond the “Art” Trap
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Ochre: the 1st industrial chemical? 🧪
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
Is ochre the "Swiss Army Knife" of deep history? 🛠️
From medicinal use and hide tanning to the earliest expressions of symbolic behavior, this mineral is the thread that connects us to our ancestors.
Read the full deep dive here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins
From medicinal use and hide tanning to the earliest expressions of symbolic behavior, this mineral is the thread that connects us to our ancestors.
Read the full deep dive here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins
The Red Thread: Why Ochre is the Swiss Army Knife of Deep History
Introduction: Beyond the “Art” Trap
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Is ochre the "Swiss Army Knife" of deep history? 🛠️
From medicinal use and hide tanning to the earliest expressions of symbolic behavior, this mineral is the thread that connects us to our ancestors.
Read the full deep dive here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins
From medicinal use and hide tanning to the earliest expressions of symbolic behavior, this mineral is the thread that connects us to our ancestors.
Read the full deep dive here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins
What does it mean to be human? 🦴
From Neanderthal symbolism to the evolution of art, I’m diving deep into the stories that define us. No sensationalism—just rigorous, ethical deep history delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe here:
substack.com/@deephistory...
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #SciComm
From Neanderthal symbolism to the evolution of art, I’m diving deep into the stories that define us. No sensationalism—just rigorous, ethical deep history delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe here:
substack.com/@deephistory...
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #SciComm
Seth Chagi | Substack
Essays on deep history, human origins, Neanderthals, and ancient art. Focused on evidence, ambiguity, and ethical science communication—because the past is stranger and more human than clean stories a...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
What does it mean to be human? 🦴
From Neanderthal symbolism to the evolution of art, I’m diving deep into the stories that define us. No sensationalism—just rigorous, ethical deep history delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe here:
substack.com/@deephistory...
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #SciComm
From Neanderthal symbolism to the evolution of art, I’m diving deep into the stories that define us. No sensationalism—just rigorous, ethical deep history delivered to your inbox.
Subscribe here:
substack.com/@deephistory...
#Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #SciComm
Ochre: the 1st industrial chemical? 🧪
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
The Red Thread: Why Ochre is the Swiss Army Knife of Deep History
Introduction: Beyond the “Art” Trap
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Ochre: the 1st industrial chemical? 🧪
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
From Neanderthal labs to 100k-yr SPF 50 & structural glue. The "Swiss Army Knife" of Deep History.
Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
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Neanderthals sometimes deliberately buried their dead in caves, pits, or with plant remains, suggesting intention.
What motivated their burial practices—care, memory, symbolism, or something else?
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Neanderthals #DeepHistory #Burial #HumanOrigins
What motivated their burial practices—care, memory, symbolism, or something else?
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Neanderthals #DeepHistory #Burial #HumanOrigins
Between Care and Ceremony: Neanderthal Burial Reconsidered
Introduction: Why This Question Refuses to Stay Buried
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Neanderthals sometimes deliberately buried their dead in caves, pits, or with plant remains, suggesting intention.
What motivated their burial practices—care, memory, symbolism, or something else?
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Neanderthals #DeepHistory #Burial #HumanOrigins
What motivated their burial practices—care, memory, symbolism, or something else?
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
#Neanderthals #DeepHistory #Burial #HumanOrigins
The moment our #ancestors mastered #fire, they changed their destiny. 🔥
#Homoerectus likely mastered fire around 1.5 million years ago. It provided warmth, protection, and the ability to cook, unlocking nutrients that fueled #brain growth. This was the first step towards conquering #Earth. 🌍
#Homoerectus likely mastered fire around 1.5 million years ago. It provided warmth, protection, and the ability to cook, unlocking nutrients that fueled #brain growth. This was the first step towards conquering #Earth. 🌍
January 17, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The moment our #ancestors mastered #fire, they changed their destiny. 🔥
#Homoerectus likely mastered fire around 1.5 million years ago. It provided warmth, protection, and the ability to cook, unlocking nutrients that fueled #brain growth. This was the first step towards conquering #Earth. 🌍
#Homoerectus likely mastered fire around 1.5 million years ago. It provided warmth, protection, and the ability to cook, unlocking nutrients that fueled #brain growth. This was the first step towards conquering #Earth. 🌍
Who were the #Neanderthals? large, dumb brutes - as society has deemed them for the last century; or perhaps - something more complex and dynamic?
Recent research over the last two decades or so have completely changed our image of these ancient peoples;
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
Recent research over the last two decades or so have completely changed our image of these ancient peoples;
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
Meeting the Real Neanderthals: Artists, Engineers, and Carers
It’s time to bury the "brutish caveman" myth once and for all. New evidence reveals our closest cousins possessed complex minds, created deep symbols, and cared intensely for one another.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Who were the #Neanderthals? large, dumb brutes - as society has deemed them for the last century; or perhaps - something more complex and dynamic?
Recent research over the last two decades or so have completely changed our image of these ancient peoples;
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
Recent research over the last two decades or so have completely changed our image of these ancient peoples;
open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
Homo erectus was the first to leave Africa, but the fossils at Dmanisi (1.8 Mya) proved how complex that story is. The massive variation in skulls there suggests our early family tree might be simpler than we thought—one highly variable species taking on the world.
#Paleoanthropology #HomoErectus
#Paleoanthropology #HomoErectus
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Homo erectus was the first to leave Africa, but the fossils at Dmanisi (1.8 Mya) proved how complex that story is. The massive variation in skulls there suggests our early family tree might be simpler than we thought—one highly variable species taking on the world.
#Paleoanthropology #HomoErectus
#Paleoanthropology #HomoErectus
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Reposted by Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺)
Taking a conservative approach to analyzing the capabilities of Neanderthals and other archaic hominids is just good science. But I think the weight of evidence is now clearly on the side of "they were humans in every way that matters."
" #Neanderthal symbolism should be treated as fact, not hypothesis." 🦴
From the hashtag art of Gorham’s Cave to 130k-year-old jewelry, our cousins were far more "modern" than we thought.
Dive into the deep history of Neanderthal minds: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
From the hashtag art of Gorham’s Cave to 130k-year-old jewelry, our cousins were far more "modern" than we thought.
Dive into the deep history of Neanderthal minds: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Taking a conservative approach to analyzing the capabilities of Neanderthals and other archaic hominids is just good science. But I think the weight of evidence is now clearly on the side of "they were humans in every way that matters."