James Kidder
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James Kidder holds a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Tennessee (UT). He currently employed as an instructor at UT, and as a science research librarian at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has been involved in the Veritas Forum at UT and runs the blog “Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist/Theistic Evolutionist.”
What Homo Naledi Means for the Study of Human Evolution
In 2015, a huge cache of human fossils was discovered in South Africa that raised some important and difficult questions within the scientific community.

Human Evolution in China: New Fossils Shed Light on the Relationship Between Neandertals, Modern Humans and Denisovans
Working at the open-air site of Linjing, China, palaeoanthropologists discovered what would turn out to be one of the most exciting East Asian human fossil finds in recent memory.
The Evolutionary Significance of the Daoxian Teeth Discovery
A new discovery in a Chinese cave throws new light on how (and when) modern humans first spread to Asia.
My Favorite Fossil: Ardipithecus Ramidus; The First Walker?
One of the most important fossils in the study of human origins is Ardipithecus ramidus, a fossil pre-human discovered in 1994, in what was once a forest in the Aramis region of northern Ethiopia.
New Fossil From Israel Pushes Back Time Modern Humans Left Africa
The recently discovered portion of a human jaw has been dated to 177,000 years old. This strongly suggests that our species is older than we previously believed.
Did The Last Common Ancestor to Apes and Humans Live in Europe?
Fossilized footprints in Greece add a new twist to the story of human evolution.
What Homo Naledi Means for the Study of Human Evolution
In 2015, a huge cache of human fossils was discovered in South Africa that raised some important and difficult questions within the scientific community.

Human Evolution in China: New Fossils Shed Light on the Relationship Between Neandertals, Modern Humans and Denisovans
Working at the open-air site of Linjing, China, palaeoanthropologists discovered what would turn out to be one of the most exciting East Asian human fossil finds in recent memory.
The Evolutionary Significance of the Daoxian Teeth Discovery
A new discovery in a Chinese cave throws new light on how (and when) modern humans first spread to Asia.
My Favorite Fossil: Ardipithecus Ramidus; The First Walker?
One of the most important fossils in the study of human origins is Ardipithecus ramidus, a fossil pre-human discovered in 1994, in what was once a forest in the Aramis region of northern Ethiopia.
New Fossil From Israel Pushes Back Time Modern Humans Left Africa
The recently discovered portion of a human jaw has been dated to 177,000 years old. This strongly suggests that our species is older than we previously believed.
Did The Last Common Ancestor to Apes and Humans Live in Europe?
Fossilized footprints in Greece add a new twist to the story of human evolution.
What Homo Naledi Means for the Study of Human Evolution
In 2015, a huge cache of human fossils was discovered in South Africa that raised some important and difficult questions within the scientific community.

Human Evolution in China: New Fossils Shed Light on the Relationship Between Neandertals, Modern Humans and Denisovans
Working at the open-air site of Linjing, China, palaeoanthropologists discovered what would turn out to be one of the most exciting East Asian human fossil finds in recent memory.
The Evolutionary Significance of the Daoxian Teeth Discovery
A new discovery in a Chinese cave throws new light on how (and when) modern humans first spread to Asia.