Palaeoanthropology
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from gr. παλαιός (palaiòs) “ancient,” ἄνθρωπος (ànthropos) “man,” and λόγος (lògos) “study”
Field of study that examines the origin and evolution of humans based on skeletal remains of fossil hominins, with the aim of reconstructing the process of change that occurred after their divergence from other hominids (the African great apes such as gorillas and chimpanzees); it is also known as human palaeontology umana.
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Credits and acknowledgments
Special thanks to Damiano Furlan and Domenico Marchitelli for creating the slides.