In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology
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For the love of Fortey
Problematica #40: In which Max pays tribute to the late paleontologist Richard Fortey by assembling some of his favorite Fortey-an sentences
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American Primordial: remembering the Great Taconic Controversy
In which Max remembers the biggest American geological brouhaha of the nineteenth century
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Troubling Times at the Tar Pits: Mark Dion’s Excavations Amidst Other Historical Mischiefs
In which Alison Laurence looks to La Brea's past and present during dire times
Read MoreFrom the archive: What evidential role should (ancient) DNA play in paleoanthropology?
Evidence from DNA is extremely powerful: but what role should it play in reconstructing the evolutionary history of hominids? (By Helen De Cruz, 1978–2025)
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From Stromatolites to Martian Leopard Spots: Circumstantial Traces and the Reconstruction of Early Life
In which Franziska Reinhard analyzes early life research by developing the concept of a “circumstantial trace”
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