Paige Madison

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Paige Madison is a graduate student in the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University. She is interested in the history of paleoanthropology, Neanderthals, Australopithecines and Homo floresiensis.

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A lifelike sculpture of an early human with long dark hair, prominent eyes and a serious expression in a museum display.

ideaPalaeontology

Investigating Homo floresiensis and the myth of the ebu gogo

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Two fossilised skeletons displayed side by side on a black background showing various bones and fragments

essayRituals and celebrations

Who first buried the dead?

Evidence of burial rites by the primitive, small-brained Homo naledi suggests that symbolic behaviour is very ancient indeed

Paige Madison

A skeleton of scattered ancient bones arranged on a dark surface to form the outline of a human figure.

ideaHuman evolution

Anthropology is far from licking the problem of fossil ages

Paige Madison