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Richard Leakey to Speak at Stony Brook University, May 1, 2014- Open to the Public

Paleoanthropologists Richard Leakey, of
Stony Brook University and Liu Wu, of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology
and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, are bringing together the
leading scientists who study Peking Man and other Chinese hominids to discuss
new research that impacts our understanding of both human evolution in general
and the central role of the Chinese fossil record.



The Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian and the
fossil remains uncovered there continue to be a source of evolutionary
fascination. The disappearance of these fossils en route from China to the
American Museum of Natural History in New York in 1941, has added to the
mystery. While China’s contribution to our understanding of primate and human
evolution has grown immeasurably since that time and is now far greater than
Peking Man, the historical and scientific importance of the Zhoudoudian site,
fossils and artifacts is extraordinary.



 

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This presentation is free and open to the
public.



For more information go to: http://www.stonybrook.edu/confucius/

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