Sentences with phrase «study of human evolution»

Of course, these have little or no relevance to the modern study of human evolution, and some of them never did.

Those other continents have historically drawn more attention in studies of human evolution because of the antiquity of fossil finds there, and because they are closer to major palaeoanthropology research institutions, he says.

The data suggest that the girl lived at least 50,000 years ago and that two other Denisovan individuals died in the cave at least 110,000 years ago and perhaps as early as 170,000 years ago, according to two talks here last week at the meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution.

Understanding how and why we evolved such large brains is one of the most puzzling issues in the study of human evolution.

The brown figure striding through Google's logo today represents Lucy, a fossil whose discovery marked a turning point in the study of human evolution.

Together, some argue the papers have the potential to transform dinosaur paleontology into a molecular science, much as analyzing ancient DNA has revolutionized the study of human evolution.

The study of human evolution, Tattersall notes, holds «a special fascination for human beings, who, of course, are a very egotistical species.»

It was one of the most important achievements in the study of human evolution.

New breakthroughs in ancient DNA are causing a revolution in the study of human evolution.

Peter deMenocal, a Columbia University paleoceanographer who coauthored the NRC report, says «our study of human evolution in the context of major changes in African climate indicates that our species was honed by climate.»

Enrique Baquedano, director of the Regional Archaeological Museum of Madrid, and his colleagues described the discoveries at the meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution in Madrid on 16 September.

But together, Cappellini and others argue, the papers have the potential to transform dinosaur paleontology into a molecular science, much as analyzing ancient DNA has revolutionized the study of human evolution.

Since the theory was first suggested more than 55 years ago, huge advances have been made in the study of human evolution and our story is much more interesting and complicated than suggested by the catch - all aquatic ape hypothesis.

Such unexpected discoveries are what make the study of human evolution one of the most interesting areas of modern science.»

It adversely affected the study of human evolution for decades, but by the time Skeletons was published the hoax had been exposed for 45 years.

Nebraska Man, however, was never widely believed to be a human ancestor and had no impact on the study of human evolution prior to its correct identification only a few years after its discovery.

Core NYCEP faculty at NYU are based in the Biological Anthropology section of the doctoral program in the Department of Anthropology, with an emphasis on research broadly related to the study of human evolution, molecular primatology and primate behavior.