The Question
What does the historical and scientific evidence actually support?
The Cryptanthropus Project
Investigating the historical and biological question of North America’s reported mystery apes.
The Project does not begin with the premise that Bigfoot exists or does not exist. Its purpose is to determine what the available evidence can support.
The Investigation
Archives, original records, witness material, geography and relevant sciences.
The Standard
Find the source. Establish provenance. Separate independent evidence from repetition. Preserve uncertainty. Follow the evidence.
The Goal
A clearer understanding of a longstanding question through disciplined, traceable research.
A Working Term
What Is Cryptanthropus?
Cryptanthropus, noun: A proposed descriptive term for an alleged, unclassified humanlike or ape-like organism reported through historical accounts, contemporary observations, folklore, or physical evidence, whose zoological identity has not been scientifically established.
The term is descriptive, not taxonomic. Its use does not assert that an unknown species has been scientifically established.
Research
Evidence first. Context always.
Our work draws on historical and archival research, source provenance, source criticism, independent corroboration, anthropology, primatology, zoology, ecology, genetics, geography and environmental reconstruction.
Public-facing work describes the standards, evidence and conclusions. Proprietary research systems and internal methods remain behind the curtain.
“A claim becomes more useful when we know where it came from, how it changed, and what the original record actually says.”
Our Work
Projects & Publications
The Cryptanthropus Project is the research umbrella for a growing body of work.
In Development
Bigfoot Atlas
An investigative database and research platform built around traceable evidence and source context.
Learn moreBigfoot News 411
Research and journalism on the people, places, records and evidence shaping the modern subject.
Learn moreDayStalkers
The broader public-facing home for cryptid, paranormal and unexplained subjects.
Visit DayStalkersBooks & Publications
Research, analysis and the written record, including future Project publications.
Explore publicationsFrom the Research
A growing body of original work.
Recovered historical accounts, source-genealogy investigations, geographic studies and reassessments of longstanding stories will be published here as the Project’s research matures.
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Support the Project
The Cryptanthropus Project is independently funded. Support helps offset archival access, research materials, source acquisition, hosting, preservation and development costs.
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Voluntary support. No tax-deductibility is implied.