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National Academy of Sciences·Rick Potts, Alison S. Brooks & Lyn Wadley

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The Origin of Us: African Climate and Early Human Evidence

Rick Potts Alison S. Brooks Lyn Wadley

National Academy of Sciences

58:15·2013·graduate

An interdisciplinary examination of human origins, focusing on African climate data and archaeological evidence from East and South Africa, presented by leading researchers.

One of the enduring questions of human origins is when, where and how we "Behaviorally Modern Humans" emerged and why and how we eventually replaced all the other human-like species. This series takes a fresh look at the situation today with a critical examination of the available evidence from multiple sources. Rick Potts (Smithsonian Institution) leads off with a talk about African Climate of the Last 400,000 Years, followed by Alison S. Brooks (George Washington Univ/Smithsonian Institution) on East African Archaeological Evidence, and Lyn Wadley (Univ of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) on South African Archaeological Evidence. [7/2013] [Show ID: 24970]

Engineering Earth, Planetary Science & Climate Dynamics Climate Dynamics, Atmospheric Physics & Oceanography Ecology, Climate & Earth Systems Paleoanthropology Archaeology

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NAS-CLIM: Climate Change & Paleoclimate Dynamics

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Rick Potts is a curator and professor affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences, specializing in human evolution and climate change dynamics.

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Alison S. Brooks

Curator, Professor, Professor

Alison S. Brooks is a curator and professor affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences, researching African climate and early human evidence.

1 course · 10 lectures in archiveView profile

Honorary Professor of Archaeology

Lyn Wadley is a curator and professor affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences, known for her work on African climate and early human evidence.

1 course · 10 lectures in archiveView profile

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