Ask An Anthropologist
Ask An Anthropologist is an educational resource for students, teachers, parents, and life-long learners. We encourage anyone interested in anthropology to make use of its content.
-
Our species, Homo sapiens, are incredibly unique among the species on Earth today.
Powered by Becoming Human
Becoming human brings together interactive multimedia, research and scholarship to promote greater understanding of the course of human evolution.
Listen in
Read our Stories
Solve Puzzles
View Galleries
Watch Videos
Head to Head
The modern human brain is the largest and most complex of any living primate. As you will learn in this activity, it is also larger than the brains of our ancient human ancestors. What does brain size have to do with our biology?
Ancient Ecosystems
It is possible to learn more about the environment where animals live by studying the animals themselves.
Fossil Hunters
To make it easier to find fossils, you need to know how and where to look. Luckily, there are clues all around, and a good fossil detective knows to ask the four Ws: who, what, when, and where.
Team Primates
Humans aren't the only animals with complicated social lives. Studying how other primates interact with each other can help us figure out why humans live the way they do.