Penny Spikins

May 1, 2024 | ancient-origins.net | Penny Spikins

By Penny Spikins/The ConversationNeither the choice of genre (survivalist horror) nor time period (43,000 years ago) bodes well for Out of Darkness. After all, films set in the stone age tend to be comedic, sexualized or woefully historically inaccurate. Think Ice Age (2002), Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) or 10,000BC (2008) – in which mammoths help build the pyramids. Yet this film is neither.

Apr 7, 2024 | openforum.com.au | Penny Spikins

Neither the choice of genre (survivalist horror) nor time period (43,000 years ago) bodes well for Out of Darkness. After all, films set in the stone age tend to be comedic, sexualised or woefully historically inaccurate. Think Ice Age (2002), Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) or 10,000BC (2008) – in which mammoths help build the pyramids. Yet this film is neither.

Apr 3, 2024 | sapiens.org | Christian A. Tryon |Shara E. Bailey |Bridget Alex |Penny Spikins

Please note that this article includes images of human remains. “These teeth don’t belong to Egbert!”In a museum basement, we huddled over a black-and-white photograph showing pieces of a lower jawbone and its loose teeth. The photo captured evidence of a missing child—one who had been buried 40,000 years ago, only to be discovered and then lost by archaeologists.

Feb 23, 2024 | theconversation.com | Naomi Joseph |Penny Spikins

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click hereto receive the newsletter direct to your inboxI am very particular about horror films. I want films with a meaty story that haunts, unnerves and, of course, scares me but is not a total gore fest. I don’t like to see people slashed to pieces, especially if there’s no real plot.

Feb 22, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Penny Spikins

By Penny Spikins, Professor of the Archaeology of Human Origins, University of York Neither the choice of genre (survivalist horror) nor time period (43,000 years ago) bodes well for Out of Darkness. After all, films set in the stone age tend to be comedic, sexualised or woefully historically inaccurate. Think Ice Age (2002), Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) or 10,000BC (2008) – in which mammoths help build the pyramids.