About Human Origins

26 March 2010: Kroon Lecture Experiment Neandertal
On March 26, 2010 Wil Roebroeks will present the 32nd Kroon Lecture entitled Experiment Neandertal.
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World-famous Dmanisi skull in Leiden
The Dmanisi skull is the oldest example of a hominin skull to be found outside Africa. It therefore plays a crucial role in the debate on the migrations of our ancestors. The skull was into Schiphol airport on Friday 27 November to be exhibited in Naturalis. The exhibition opened with a symposium led by Spinoza prize winner Wil Roebroeks.
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A Neandertal fossil from the north sea
A fragment of a human skull discovered in sediments extracted from the bottom of the North Sea, 15 km off the coast off the Netherlands, has been identified as belonging to the extinct Neandertal group.
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