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Cecilia Caligiuri
Oct 12, 20242 min read
A Look into Homo sapiens’ Renowned Intelligence
Among all of our species’ peculiar characteristics, such as bipedalism, practical hairlessness, and unprecedented speaking abilities,...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Extraordinarily Big-Brained
We have all heard that humans are better than other animals because of our big brains, but is that really true? Mammals have an average...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Aug 23, 20243 min read
The Genetic Legacy of the Neanderthals
What is the genetic legacy of the Neanderthals? Is it one with more pros or cons for Homo sapiens today? Scientists and anthropologists...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Biological Anthropology HIRT Research Week
Hi everyone! Today is the start of my school's annual research week where all the independent research teams at Pingry, such as the...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Feb 17, 202432 min read
AP Human Geo Unit 2
This next unit is all about Population Migration Patterns & Processes. I've also added a good practice quiz for Unit 1...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jan 3, 202412 min read
AP Human Geo Unit 1
As we dive into this first unit, the most important concepts you should keep in mind is that geographers focus on the why of where to...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jan 3, 20242 min read
New Project Alert: Starting my own Biological Anthropology IRT!
If you take a moment to think about it, there really aren't many young people who know what anthropology is. For many of you that's...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Since When Have Hominins been on Earth?
Did you know that the first hominins (the ancestors of humans) appeared during the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era? That's about 6...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Let's Do AP Human Geo Together
Hi everyone! During these last few weeks, I struggled to find time to research something interesting to write on this blog, but then...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Who Has More Neanderthal DNA, Why, & What is the Effect?
This is a topic that I've been curious about for a long time, especially after taking an evolutions online course from Emory University...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Nov 19, 20232 min read
Anthropology AP?
So if you're like me and you're trying to stay on top of school while simultaneously keeping track of your self-study AP classes, you may...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Nov 12, 20233 min read
Blue Eyes
One of the most frequently asked questions I hear being asked when someone mentions blue eyes is: "Do you think they're really a result...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Nov 4, 20233 min read
Famous Anthropologists: Who Was Margaret Mead?
This week I've decided to start a new series in this blog: Famous Anthropologists! This will be a series of posts each dedicated to a...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Sep 24, 20231 min read
A New Geological Epoch? Wait, what?A Basic Explanation of the Anthropocene
So last summer I decided to take a virtual course on evolutions during the history of our planet, and learned about the Anthropocene. The...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Sep 18, 20232 min read
1o Fun Anthro Facts
So this post might actually be the most fitting to this blog's name--after all this is BITS of Anthro Today--so here are not one, not...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Sep 10, 20232 min read
Careers for Anthro Majors
So maybe you've been browsing through this blog or doing some anthropological research of your own and have realized that anthropology...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Sep 4, 20233 min read
All About Lucy: Anthropology's Sweetheart
Lucy was first discovered by Donald Johanson, an Arizona State University scientist, and Tom Gray, his graduate student research...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Online (free!) Anthropology Courses
The first thing I realized as I tried to research anthropology for the first time by doing some quick Google searches on my laptop is...
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Cecilia Caligiuri
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Welcome to Bits of Anthro Today!
Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology Ciao! 你好! Bonjour! Hallo! Those are...
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