| 11 February 2009
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The Turkana Basin Institute is currently finalizing the Seventh Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium which will be held on April 21, 2009 at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Prices are: All Students \$5 (with Student ID); General Public \$10
DATE: April 21, 2009
LOCATION: Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
TOPIC: Homo floresiensis, the "hobbit" fossils
This public symposium focuses on a prehistoric hominin that has recently gained international celebrity status, the enigmatic Homo floresiensis. Since the announcement of this taxon in 2004, Homo floresiensis has emerged as one of the most fascinating and perplexing twists to the story of human evolution in recent history. Dated to only 17,000 years ago, these “hobbits” possessed a shocking number of primitive morphologies more reminiscent of earlier Homo erectus, or even Australopithecus, than modern humans.
The symposium will offer a unique opportunity for the researchers currently in the process of describing and analyzing the Homo floresiensis remains to update the general public on their thoughts on the profound implications of this material for understanding the nature and tempo of human evolution. This event is not to be missed.
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