Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺)
@sethchagi.bsky.social
Fighting for #Science and #STEM!
Follow for news and content surrounding #HumanOrigins, #RockArt!
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Father, Husband, Stoic, Animist, Paleoanthropologist, STEAM, Science Communicator, Book Lover, FUCK TRUMP!
Follow for news and content surrounding #HumanOrigins, #RockArt!
Links - https://linktr.ee/worldofpaleoanthro
Father, Husband, Stoic, Animist, Paleoanthropologist, STEAM, Science Communicator, Book Lover, FUCK TRUMP!
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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.
open.substack.com
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
I just finished my first article for a peer reviewed journal (Antrope) titled: "A Minimal-Claims Framework for Evaluating 'Symbolic Behavior' Evidence in the Middle Paleolithic (with Iberian case examples)" - which I think has the potential to be a very influential paper! Lets go!
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I just finished my first article for a peer reviewed journal (Antrope) titled: "A Minimal-Claims Framework for Evaluating 'Symbolic Behavior' Evidence in the Middle Paleolithic (with Iberian case examples)" - which I think has the potential to be a very influential paper! Lets go!
Neanderthal diet was surprisingly diverse! 🥕🐟 Beyond big game, they ate cooked plants, shellfish, seals, and small game. Evidence shows they were adaptable omnivores, using local resources effectively from forests to coasts. #DebunkingMyths
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Diet #SciComm
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Diet #SciComm
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Neanderthal diet was surprisingly diverse! 🥕🐟 Beyond big game, they ate cooked plants, shellfish, seals, and small game. Evidence shows they were adaptable omnivores, using local resources effectively from forests to coasts. #DebunkingMyths
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Diet #SciComm
#Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #Diet #SciComm
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This particular testimony should break everyone's heart.
Renee Nicole Good was denied medical care while still alive!
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Call Congress and make sure you let them know that funding ICE is funding violence, brutality, terror & murder.
202-224-3121
Renee Nicole Good was denied medical care while still alive!
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Call Congress and make sure you let them know that funding ICE is funding violence, brutality, terror & murder.
202-224-3121
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This particular testimony should break everyone's heart.
Renee Nicole Good was denied medical care while still alive!
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Call Congress and make sure you let them know that funding ICE is funding violence, brutality, terror & murder.
202-224-3121
Renee Nicole Good was denied medical care while still alive!
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Call Congress and make sure you let them know that funding ICE is funding violence, brutality, terror & murder.
202-224-3121
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Check out this amazing news out of the world of #RockArt!
The First Stroke: Sulawesi’s 68,000-Year-Old Art and the Rewriting of Human Origins
Sulawesi’s 68,000-year-old art shatters Eurocentric narratives. Explore the new deep history of the Sahul migration and the dawn of modern human creativity.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Check out this amazing news out of the world of #RockArt!
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A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
www.hsgac.senate.gov
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
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Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
January 23, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come
Check out this amazing news out of the world of #RockArt!
The First Stroke: Sulawesi’s 68,000-Year-Old Art and the Rewriting of Human Origins
Sulawesi’s 68,000-year-old art shatters Eurocentric narratives. Explore the new deep history of the Sahul migration and the dawn of modern human creativity.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Check out this amazing news out of the world of #RockArt!
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When does a person become a "specimen"? In my latest for Deep History, I’m tackling one of the most vital—and uncomfortable—topics in archaeology: The ethics of the ancient dead.
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
When does a person become a "specimen"? In my latest for Deep History, I’m tackling one of the most vital—and uncomfortable—topics in archaeology: The ethics of the ancient dead.
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
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Sulawesi, Indonesia, has set a new minimum age of 68,000 years for symbolic art. The “First Stroke” at Liang Metanduno challenges the Eurocentric narrative and fills a 15,000-year gap in Sahul migration history.
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
The First Stroke: Sulawesi’s 68,000-Year-Old Art and the Rewriting of Human Origins
Sulawesi’s 68,000-year-old art shatters Eurocentric narratives. Explore the new deep history of the Sahul migration and the dawn of modern human creativity.
deephistory.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Sulawesi, Indonesia, has set a new minimum age of 68,000 years for symbolic art. The “First Stroke” at Liang Metanduno challenges the Eurocentric narrative and fills a 15,000-year gap in Sahul migration history.
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
Sulawesi, Indonesia, has set a new minimum age of 68,000 years for symbolic art. The “First Stroke” at Liang Metanduno challenges the Eurocentric narrative and fills a 15,000-year gap in Sahul migration history.
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
The First Stroke: Sulawesi’s 68,000-Year-Old Art and the Rewriting of Human Origins
Sulawesi’s 68,000-year-old art shatters Eurocentric narratives. Explore the new deep history of the Sahul migration and the dawn of modern human creativity.
deephistory.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Sulawesi, Indonesia, has set a new minimum age of 68,000 years for symbolic art. The “First Stroke” at Liang Metanduno challenges the Eurocentric narrative and fills a 15,000-year gap in Sahul migration history.
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
deephistory.substack.com/p/the-first-... #Paleoanthropology #DeepHistory #Archaeology
When does a person become a "specimen"? In my latest for Deep History, I’m tackling one of the most vital—and uncomfortable—topics in archaeology: The ethics of the ancient dead.
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
When does a person become a "specimen"? In my latest for Deep History, I’m tackling one of the most vital—and uncomfortable—topics in archaeology: The ethics of the ancient dead.
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
It’s time to move from "collection" to "stewardship." 🦴🏺
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/deephist...
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The new work on ancient rock art from Sulawesi (>68,000 years old!) that's released today is accompanied by a great ARTE documentary on the project. Very neat to see this work featured for a wide audience. Here's a clip showing the oldest hand stencils.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jv...
Sulawesi, l’île des premières images - Extrait 1 | Documentaire | ARTE.TV
YouTube video by ARTE Presse
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The new work on ancient rock art from Sulawesi (>68,000 years old!) that's released today is accompanied by a great ARTE documentary on the project. Very neat to see this work featured for a wide audience. Here's a clip showing the oldest hand stencils.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jv...
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I'm really impressed with this new work on rock art from Sulawesi, dated to more than 68,000 years ago. I know it will be controversial but I predict that this will end up being the first signs that scientists recognize of Denisovans in the region.
www.johnhawks.net/p/rock-art-m...
www.johnhawks.net/p/rock-art-m...
Rock art may be far older than modern humans in Sulawesi
Dating of a panel with two handprints puts their production sometime before 68,000 years ago.
www.johnhawks.net
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm really impressed with this new work on rock art from Sulawesi, dated to more than 68,000 years ago. I know it will be controversial but I predict that this will end up being the first signs that scientists recognize of Denisovans in the region.
www.johnhawks.net/p/rock-art-m...
www.johnhawks.net/p/rock-art-m...
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Paranthropus in the Afar, pretty neat find! 🏺🧪
2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it
A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.
www.livescience.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Paranthropus in the Afar, pretty neat find! 🏺🧪
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!
bsky.app/profile/1902...
A page dedicated to the open access sharing of international #RockArt!
bsky.app/profile/1902...
bsky.app
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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We highly encourage our community to share their research and join the conversation in Derbyshire!
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January 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Submit paper titles or questions to:
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
We highly encourage our community to share their research and join the conversation in Derbyshire!
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• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
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.
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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