Hominid Fossils Are Gathered in the Same Place for Concentrated Study
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Social Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Anthropology, Anthropologists, Natural History
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: April 6, 1984-September 9, 1984
Article abstract: The gathering of most important hominid fossils, along with a simultaneous symposium, led to the focusing of theories concerning human ancestry into two primary hypotheses.
Summary of Event
On April 6, 1984, fifty-seven of the world’s leading paleoanthropologists gathered at the New York Museum of Natural History to study forty of the most important early human fossils found up to 1984. Contrary to popular belief, the fossil remains of early human and near-human beings are extremely rare, owing to the very special set of circumstances...
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