RSVP:Requested: Audre Newman, audrenew@gmail.com
When: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 3:00-4:30pm
Where:
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Open to: All
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
OUT OF AFRICA: RECENT FINDINGS ABOUT EARLIEST HUMAN MIGRATIONS
About 70,000 years ago early humans started to migrate out of Africa into Asia and then Europe. Surprisingly, the earliest known migration led to Australia, which is both far away and required the crossing of seas. How did they accomplish this feat, and why Australia?
In our talk for September, Roger Newman will discuss the evidence we have for this remarkable migration. Evidence comes from the fields of archaeology, linguistics, and now comparative genetics. Studies of the ability of other animals and plants to disperse across water are also relevant and sometimes quite surprising.
Please join us for this provocative discussion.
Recommended online video you can watch to prepare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdT6QcSbQ0
Recommended readings:
As you know, Roger is a retired instructor of anthropology who taught, most recently at Berkeley City College, all the major subfields of anthropology: human evolution, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural variation.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7697516320
RSVP requested. Contact person: Audre Newman, audrenew@gmail.com
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