The way Lucy has been depicted in newspapers, textbooks and museums shows how today’s cultural norms influence perceptions of the past.
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Our findings reveal the slowing down of brain development in our ape-like ancestors began more than three million years ago.
Anthropologists gather clues about how our ancient ancestors lived from their teeth. What will future anthropologists make of us based on the fossilized pearly whites we’ll leave behind?
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution & Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Professor, University of Chicago
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Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Kennesaw State University
