"...Lucy, Ardi, Frodo, and us: what old bones and new genetics are revealing today.
Who
are these people and can we call them family? Listen to Greg Laden and
Lynn Fellman discuss how recent fossil and tool discoveries are changing
the shape of our family tree.
A
report earlier this week showed evidence for stone tool use at 3.39
million years ago — much earlier than previously thought.
In
addition to ancient bones and tools, genetics is filling some of the
pre-historic knowledge gaps. For instance, genetic material from 40,000
year old bones show that some of us are one to four percent
Neanderthal.
As a biological anthropologist,
Greg Laden has insight into how the recent finds are challenging
intrenched ideas. He'll talk about what new trends are changing our
understanding of human evolution. Taking us through past and recent
discoveries, Greg's engaging way of thinking critically about the mixing
of bones and genes reveal a remarkable and controversial family story..."
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