Modern Humans
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| Originally published | September 2009 |
| Authors | Rebecca Stefoff |
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| ID | 2235470 |
About Modern Humans
"Describes the rise of modern humans, Homo sapiens, including the theories about our origins and how we spread throughout the world, with information based on the latest fossil and DNA studies"--Provided by publisher.
Nobel Prize goes to Neanderthal DNA research
... His work focused on hominins - the group of Modern Humans that includes us, but also our extinct relatives...
Neanderthal extinction not caused by brutal wipe out
...New fossils are challenging ideas that Modern Humans wiped out Neanderthals soon after arriving from Africa...
Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77
... In his 20s, Leakey made his own important finds, and in two ground-breaking books (Origins and People of the Lake), he explained the emergence of Homo erectus, an ancestor of Modern Humans...
'Ghost', the human ancestors in Western Africa discovered
... hundreds of thousands of years there were several different groups of people, including Modern Humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans...
Homo erectus: Ancient humans survived longer than we thought
...A reconstruction of Homo erectus - the first known human to walk fully upright An ancient relative of Modern Humans survived into comparatively recent times in South East Asia, a new study has revealed...
'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor
... Anamensis is the latest in a string of recent discoveries that shows that there was no smooth line of ascent to Modern Humans...
Richard Leakey: Kenyan conservationist dies aged 77
Richard Leakey , a world-renowned Kenyan conservationist and Fossil Hunter has died aged 77.
His groundbreaking work contributed to the recognition of Africa as The Birthplace of humankind.
He also spearheaded campaigns to stop poaching in Kenya, helping reduce The Number of elephants being killed for their tusks.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Leakey had " served Our Country with distinction".
Leakey served in Various Positions in the Kenyan government including The National Museums of Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service and as head of the Civil Service .
" Besides his distinguished career in public service, Dr Leakey is celebrated for his prominent role in Kenya's civil society where he founded and successfully ran A Number of institutions, " Mr Kenyatta said.
Leakey followed in his parents' footsteps in Paleoanthropology - The Practice of seeking to understand Human Evolution by studying fossils and ancient tools.
In his 20s, Leakey made his own important finds, and in two ground-breaking books (Origins and People of The Lake ), he explained the emergence of Homo Erectus , an ancestor of Modern Humans .
His work contributed to the growing body of evidence that the earliest humans had lived on the African continent.
In 1981, he fronted a seven-part Bbc Television series called " The Making Of Mankind" which made him a household name.
In the late 1980s, he switched careers to take over as head of Kenya's Wildlife Service at a time when poachers were wiping out the country's entire elephant and rhino populations.
He told his rangers to shoot poachers on sight and organised the spectacular public burning of a huge haul of ivory.
In 1993, the small plane he was flying in lost power and crashed. He survived but both of his legs were amputated below the knee.
That did not stop him from entering Kenyan politics, setting up a new Political Party . But his political career did not last and in 1998 he took up a role as head of Kenya's Civil Service , with a mission to fight official corruption.
He lasted three years in The Role before returning to the Kenya Wildlife Service.
At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Turkana Basin Institute at Stony Book University in the US. The Institute works to facilitate research and education in palaeontology and archaeology in northern Kenya.
Kenya's Deputy president said Leakey " inspired many Kenyans with his loyalty to his country. He loved Kenya".
Source of news: bbc.com
