ANTHROPOLOGY SINPPETS

Tracing The Evolution Of Self-Control Summary: Advances in the craftsmanship of stone hand axes around 500,000 years ago suggest individuals at this time possessed characteristics which demonstrate significant self-control, such as concentration and frustration toleranc     While early hominins such as Homo erectus could craft basic hand axes as early as 1.8 million years

This rare case of an immature fossil hominin sheds light on the evolution of human development Summary: A partial skeleton of Homo naledi represents a rare case of an immature individual, shedding light on the evolution of growth and development in human ancestry, according to a study. In this study, Bolter and colleagues examined fossils

Supercomputer model simulations reveal cause of Neanderthal extinction Summary: Climate scientists discover that according to new supercomputer model simulations, only competition between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens can explain the rapid demise of Neanderthals around 43 to 38 thousand years ago.               Neanderthals, 43,000 years ago         

Tribal Health & Nutrition Portal  “Swasthya” Tribal Health & Nutrition Portal: One-stop solution for the health & nutrition status of the tribal population of India. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with Piramal Swasthya, the Centre of Excellence has developed this Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal ‘Swasthya’, a one-stop solution presenting all information pertaining

‘1000 springs initiative’ in bid to improve access to water for tribal population’ The Ministry of Tribal Affairs along is planning to launch ‘1000 springs initiative’ in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in order to restore dried up streams to make safe and adequate water accessible to the tribal population. In the