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Early Hominids
A range of scientific tools and methods, ranging from high-tech DNA analysis to old-school fieldwork, are giving us an increasingly complete understanding of the evolution of Homo sapiens. It is genuinely "the story of us."
In the last year or two, significant new finds in Africa, Europe and Asia have broadened our knowledge of our ancient ancestor, and even confirmed that homo sapiens once shared Earth with at least three other hominids: Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis and Homo floresiensis.
Karen's work for the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins included representations of many of the hominids that connect us with our past. Learn more about the exhibit here. |
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"Burial at Shanidar"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo rudolfensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo sapiens, Tiffany"
© by Karen Carr
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"Olorgesailie elephant butchery detail"
© by Karen Carr
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"Paranthropus robustus killed by leopard"
© by Karen Carr
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"Sharing food at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov"
© by Karen Carr
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"Terra Amata"
© by Karen Carr
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"Ardipithecus ramidus"
© by Karen Carr
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"Australopithecus afarensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Australopithecus africanus"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early hominid hand axe"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early human creating cave art"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early human grinding ocre"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early human hunting with spear and atlatl"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early human spearing with harpoon"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early humans share resources over long distances"
© by Karen Carr
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"Early humans sharing food at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov"
© by Karen Carr
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"Elephant buthery at Olorgesailie"
© by Karen Carr
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"Hominid Evolution Timeline"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo erectus butchers the carcass of a dead elephant"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo erectus pelvis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo erectus with upper torso skeleton"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo erectus with upper torso skeleton"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo floresiensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo habilis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo habilis butchering with stone-flake knives"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo habilis skeleton"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo Heidelbergensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo heidelbergensis skeleton"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo neanderthalensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Homo neanderthalensis skeleton"
© by Karen Carr
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"Human knee, early human knee, chimpanzee knee"
© by Karen Carr
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"Leatoli Trail"
© by Karen Carr
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"Modern human"
© by Karen Carr
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"Modern human pelvis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Paranthropus aethiopicus"
© by Karen Carr
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"Paranthropus boisei"
© by Karen Carr
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"Paranthropus robustus"
© by Karen Carr
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"Relationship of human baby and chimpanzee head size to pelvic opening"
© by Karen Carr
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"Sahelanthropus tchadensis"
© by Karen Carr
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"Sahelanthropus tchadensis, male"
© by Karen Carr
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"San bowman"
© by Karen Carr
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"Striking flakes from a stone core"
© by Karen Carr
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"Sunghir double burial and artifacts"
© by Karen Carr
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"Terra Amata"
© by Karen Carr
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"Using a burin to engrave antler"
© by Karen Carr
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"Using a stone core to cut meat off an animal carcass"
© by Karen Carr
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All images are copyright by Karen Carr. All rights reserved.
Images may not be used without permission.
The descriptions and other text on these pages represent the Artist's best understanding of the animals, scenes, people or events shown. Any errors in the text are the fault of the Artist (and her webmaster) and are not a reflection on our clients.
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