Steven E. Churchill is an American paleoanthropologist who has been a professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University since 2013.[1] He was one of the leaders of a 2015 expedition that led to the discovery of a large trove of Homo naledi fossils in a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa.[2][3]

Steven E. Churchill
Born
Steven Emilio Churchill
EducationVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of New Mexico
Scientific career
FieldsPaleoanthropology
InstitutionsDuke University
ThesisHuman upper body evolution in the Eurasian later Pleistocene (1994)

References

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  1. ^ "Steven E. Churchill". Duke University. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. ^ Pearson, Michael (2015-09-10). "Homo naledi is related to me how?". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  3. ^ "'Mind Blown': Is Human Ancestor Discovery the Long-Sought Missing Link?". NBC News. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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