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List of works by Michael Balter

11th International Conference of Archaeozoology. Burying man's best friend, with honor

scientific article published in September 2010

11th International Conference of Archaeozoology. In a cold snap, farmers turned to milk

scientific article published in September 2010

11th International Conference of Archaeozoology. Score one for hunting at Olduvai

scientific article

AAAS annual meeting. How human intelligence evolved--is it science or 'paleofantasy'?

scientific article published in February 2008

AIDS research. Delays jeopardize Italian program

scientific article published in March 2002

ARCHAEOLOGY. Development threatens home of early humans

scientific article

After the accusation

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Ancient DNA Links Native Americans With Europe ⬇️

scientific article published on October 25, 2013

Ancient DNA. Farming's tangled European roots

scientific article

Ancient DNA. Indo-European languages tied to herders

scientific article published in February 2015

Animal cognition. 'Killjoys' challenge claims of clever animals

scientific article published in March 2012

Animal cognition. Can animals envision the future? Scientists spar over new data

scientific article published in May 2013

Anthropology. Probing culture's secrets, from capuchins to children

scientific article published in July 2010

Archaeology. 'Deviant' burials reveal death on the fringe in ancient societies

scientific article published in October 2005

Archaeology. Ancient DNA says Europe's first farmers came from afar

scientific article published in September 2009

Archaeology. Ancient algae suggest sea route for first Americans

scientific article

Archaeology. Ancient migrants brought farming way of life to Europe

scientific article published in April 2012

Archaeology. Archaeologists alarmed by Turkey's proposed dig rules

scientific article published in October 2009

Archaeology. Archaeologists say the 'Anthropocene' is here--but it began long ago.

scientific article published in April 2013

Archaeology. Better homes and hearths, Neandertal-style

scientific article published in November 2009

Archaeology. Critics assail notion that Europeans settled Americas

scientific article published in March 2012

Archaeology. Did Neandertals dine in?

scientific article published in November 2009

Archaeology. Did Neandertals linger in Russia's far north?

scientific article published in May 2011

Archaeology. Did Neandertals truly bury their dead?

scientific article published in September 2012

Archaeology. Do island sites suggest a coastal route to the Americas?

scientific article published in March 2011

Archaeology. Earliest signs of human-controlled fire uncovered in Israel

scientific article published in April 2004

Archaeology. Early Stonehenge pilgrims came from afar, with cattle in tow.

scientific article

Archaeology. Early dates for artistic Europeans

scientific article published in June 2012

Archaeology. European hunter-gatherers dined on domestic pigs

scientific article published in August 2013

Archaeology. First jewelry? Old shell beads suggest early use of symbols

scientific article published in June 2006

Archaeology. Going deeper into the Grotte Chauvet

scientific article

Archaeology. Ice Age tools hint at 40,000 years of Bushman culture

scientific article published in August 2012

Archaeology. In search of the world's most ancient mariners

scientific article

Archaeology. Neandertal jewelry shows their symbolic smarts

scientific article published in January 2010

Archaeology. New carbon dates support revised history of ancient Mediterranean

scientific article (publication date: 28 April 2006)

Archaeology. New light on revolutions that weren't

scientific article published on May 4, 2012

Archaeology. Of two minds about Toba's impact

scientific article published in March 2010

Archaeology. Recipe for rice domestication required millennia

scientific article

Archaeology. South African cave slowly shares secrets of human culture

scientific article published in June 2011

Archaeology. The peopling of the Aleutians

scientific article published in January 2012

Archaeology. University suppresses report on provenance of Iraqi antiquities

scientific article

Archaeology: DNA from fossil feces breaks Clovis barrier

scientific article published in April 2008

Arctic research. A man and his dog, adrift but equipped

scientific article

BEHAVIORAL GENETICS. Can epigenetics explain homosexuality puzzle?

scientific article

Becoming human. What made humans modern?

scientific article published in February 2002

Brain, Music, and Sound Research Center. Study of music and the mind hits a high note in Montreal

scientific article published in February 2007

Brian Fagan profile. Archaeologist leaves an imprint on his field--without research

scientific article published in September 2004

Bruce Lahn profile. Links between brain genes, evolution, and cognition challenged

scientific article published in December 2006

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. Big Archaeology fights Big Oil to preserve ancient landscape

scientific article published in August 2015

Evolution of behavior. Did working memory spark creative culture?

scientific article published in April 2010

Evolution of behavior. Does 'working memory' still work?

scientific article published in April 2010

Evolution of behavior. Seeking the key to music

scientific article published in November 2004

Evolution of language. Animal communication helps reveal roots of language

scientific article

Evolution. Ancient DNA yields clues to the puzzle of European origins

scientific article published in November 2005

Evolution. Are human brains still evolving? Brain genes show signs of selection

scientific article published in September 2005

Evolution. Two sets of cave bear DNA uncover the bear facts

scientific article published in October 2008

Following the Males' Trail, 1.5 Million Years Later ⬇️

scientific article published on April 26, 2013

France. Biologist wins battle over bureaucratic fungus

scientific article

France. CNRS under fire from government auditors

scientific article published in February 2002

Genetics. Ancient DNA from frozen hair may untangle Eskimo roots

scientific article

Genetics. Expression of endorphin gene favored in human evolution

scientific article published in November 2005

Genetics. Zebrafish researchers hook gene for human skin color

scientific article published in December 2005

Genomes. Ancient infant was ancestor of today's Native Americans

scientific article

Geochemistry. Radiocarbon dating's final frontier

scientific article published in September 2006

HUMAN GENETICS. New mystery for Native American origins

scientific article published in July 2015

Higher education. $200 million gift for ancient world institute triggers backlash

scientific article published in March 2006

Human evolution. Ancient DNA from Siberia fingers a possible new human lineage

scientific article published in March 2010

Human evolution. Early start for human art? Ochre may revise timeline

scientific article

Human evolution. Why we're different: probing the gap between apes and humans

scientific article

Human evolutionary genetics. Genes confirm Europeans' blow to Native Americans

scientific article published in December 2011

Human genetics. Who are the Jews? Genetic studies spark identity debate

scientific article published in June 2010

Language Wars

scientific article published in April 2016

Life and death at Stonehenge

scientific article

Linguistics. Early date for the birth of Indo-European languages

scientific article published in November 2003

Middle East. Archaeologists keep joint project rolling

scientific article

Monumental roots

scientific article published in January 2014

Mysteries of the brain. Why are our brains so big?

scientific article published in October 2012

Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes of Ukraine and Russia

scientific article published in Science

Neandertal genomics. A Neandertal primer

scientific article

Neuroanatomy. Brain evolution studies go micro

scientific article

Oldest art. From a modern human's brow--or doodling?

scientific article published in January 2002

Origins. On the origin of art and symbolism

scientific article

PALEONTOLOGY. How some of the world's biggest dinosaurs got that way.

scientific article published in October 2015

Paleoanthropology. "Hobbit" bones go home to Jakarta

scientific article

Paleoanthropology. Bringing hominins back to life

scientific article published in July 2009

Paleoanthropology. Candidate human ancestor from South Africa sparks praise and debate

scientific article published in April 2010

Paleoanthropology. Dressed for success: Neandertal culture wins respect

scientific article published in October 2004

Paleoanthropology. Evolving artists

scientific article published in July 2009

Paleoanthropology. Mild climate, lack of moderns let last Neandertals linger in Gibraltar

scientific article published in September 2006

Paleoanthropology. New work may complicate history of Neandertals and H. sapiens

scientific article

Paleoanthropology. RIP for a key Homo species?

scientific article published in July 2014

Paleoanthropology. Skeptic to take possession of Flores hominid bones

scientific article published in November 2004

Paleoanthropology. Skeptics question whether Flores hominid is a new species

scientific article published in November 2004

Paleoanthropology. Small brains, big fight: 'hobbits' called new species

scientific article published in February 2007

Paleoanthropology. Small but smart? Flores hominid shows signs of advanced brain

scientific article

Paleoanthropology. Were 'little people' the first to venture out of Africa?

scientific article

Paleogenetics. A Neandertal legacy?

scientific article published in November 2006

Paleontology. Authenticity of China's fabulous fossils gets new scrutiny

scientific article

Paleontology. Bad birthday news for first bird?

scientific article published in July 2011

Paleontology. Bully for Brontosaurus!

scientific article published in April 2015

Paleontology. Dinosaur metabolism neither hot nor cold, but just right

scientific article

Paleontology. Dramatic fossils suggest early birds were biplanes

scientific article published in March 2013

Paleontology. Flying dinos and baby birds offer new clues about how avians took wing

scientific article published in November 2012

Paleontology. Giant dinosaur was a terror of Cretaceous waterways

scientific article

Paleontology. Pint-sized predator rattles the dinosaur family tree

scientific article published in January 2011

Paleontology. The ears have it: first snakes were burrowers, not swimmers

scientific article published in November 2013

Paleontology. When modern birds took flight

scientific article

Pardis Sabeti profile. Picking up evolution's beat

scientific article published in April 2008

Plant science. Seeking agriculture's ancient roots

scientific article

Plant science. Starch reveals crop identities

scientific article published in June 2007

Ponce de Leon and Zollikofer profile. Building virtual hominids: musical duo reconstructs ancient fossils

scientific article published in June 2005

Profile: Dolores Piperno. In archaeobotanist's hands, tiny fossils yield big answers

scientific article published in July 2010

Profile: John Shea. Archaeologist hammers away at 'modern' behavior

scientific article published in February 2013

Profile: João Zilhão. Neandertal champion defends the reputation of our closest cousins

scientific article published in August 2012

Profile: Lee Berger. Paleoanthropologist now rides high on a new fossil tide

scientific article published on 8 September 2011

Profile: Pauline Wiessner. Anthropologist brings worlds together

scientific article published in August 2010

Profile: Zenobia Jacobs and Richard Roberts. Dating duo illuminates modern humans' journey

scientific article published in May 2011

Profile: Zenobia Jacobs and Richard Roberts. New light on ancient samples

scientific article published in May 2011

Reanalysis of French Cave Could Deal Setback to Neandertal Smarts ⬇️

scientific article published on October 22, 2010

Science and politics. Science misused to justify Ugandan antigay law.

scientific article

Science and the media. 'Vengeance' bites back at Jared Diamond

scientific article

Scientific misconduct. Reviewer's déjà vu, French science sleuthing uncover plagiarized papers

scientific article

Search for the Indo-Europeans

scientific article

The Goddess and the Bull

2006 nonfiction book by Michael Balter

The killing ground

scientific article

The tangled roots of agriculture

scientific article

Was North Africa the Launch Pad for Modern Human Migrations? ⬇️

scientific article published on January 7, 2011

What Caused a 1300-Year Deep Freeze? ⬇️

2014 Science article by Michael Balter

Why Anatolia?

scientific article

Why do some chimps throw rocks at trees?

scientific article

World’s oldest stone tools discovered in Kenya

scientific article

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