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3 giorni fa · Analysis of the human remains in the Museum's collection helps advance important research in fields such as archaeology, social anthropology, human biology, the history of disease, palaeoepidemiology, bioarchaeology, physical anthropology and genetics.
- Request for Repatriation of Human Remains to New Zealand
Request for the Repatriation of Human Remains by Te Papa...
- Request for Repatriation of Human Remains to Tasmania
5.1 The Board discussed the claim from the Tasmanian...
- Request for Repatriation of Human Remains to The Torres Strait Islands, Australia
Request for the Repatriation of Human Remains to the Torres...
- Request for Repatriation of Human Remains to New Zealand
7 giu 2017 · Researchers say that they have found the oldest Homo sapiens remains on record in an improbable place: Morocco. At an archaeological site near the Atlantic coast, finds of skull, face and jaw...
- Ewen Callaway
- 2017
- 550,000 to 750,000 Years Ago: The Beginning of The Homo Sapiens Lineage
- 300,000 Years Ago: Fossils Found of Oldest Homo Sapiens
- 300,000 Years Ago: Artifacts Show A Revolution in Tools
- 100,000 to 210,000 Years Ago: Fossils Show Homo Sapiens Lived Outside of Africa
Genes, rather than fossils, can help us chart the migrations, movements and evolution of our own species—and those we descended from or interbred with over the ages. The oldest-recovered DNA of an early human relative comes from Sima de los Huesos, the “Pit of Bones.” At the bottom of a cave in Spain’s Atapuerca Mountains scientists found thousands...
As the physical remains of actual ancient people, fossils tell us most about what they were like in life. But bones or teeth are still subject to a significant amount of interpretation. While human remains can survive after hundreds of thousands of years, scientists can’t always make sense of the wide range of morphological features they see to def...
Our ancestors used stone tools as long as 3.3 million years ago and by 1.75 million years ago they’d adopted the Acheulean culture, a suite of chunky handaxes and other cutting implements that remained in vogue for nearly 1.5 million years. As recently as 400,000 years ago, thrusting spearsused during the hunt of large prey in what is now Germany w...
Many genetic analyses tracing our roots back to Africa make it clear that Homo sapiensoriginated on that continent. But it appears that we had a tendency to wander from a much earlier era than scientists had previously suspected. A jawbone found inside a collapsed caveon the slopes of Mount Carmel, Israel, reveals that modern humans dwelt there, al...
- Brian Handwerk
8 ott 2019 · E poi si è concluso da qualche giorno Human remains, un viaggio in più tappe che affronta il tema dei resti umani in ambito museale, la loro esposizione e il loro uso come materiale di studio.
Human remains. talking about ancient bodies. "Human Remains. Ethics, Conservation, Display" is the first Italian meeting focusing on human remains as sensitive material. We will talk about ethical, conservation, care and display issues.
Since its founding in 1846, the Smithsonian has acquired collections of human remains for scientific research, most during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The remains have facilitated scientific research, increasing knowledge about human variation, and helping advance forensic science and modern medical practices.
7 ott 2020 · Human remains preserve a clear record of past life to later generations. These remains, even if dated hundreds or thousands of years ago, maintain their human dignity and force the community to reflect on the ethical issues related to their analysis, curation and display.
