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In this lecture, Leakey Foundation grantee Zeresenay Alemseged examines the evidence for the first major expansion of the hominin diet, millions of years ago, to include more grasses and animals. This adaptation was the precursor that made future expansion possible. This lecture is part of the program ""Ancient Diets"" featuring presentations by Zeray Alemseged and Christina Warinner on how modern human behavior, ranging from tool use to cooking to agriculture to industrial food processing, has allowed us colonize virtually every environment on earth – and even parts of outer space.
“Exploring Ancient Diets"" featured presentations by Zeray Alemseged and Christina Warinner and was presented at the California Academy of Sciences on 12/3/2013 as part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences.
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Wells Fargo Bank
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In this lecture, Leakey Foundation grantee Zeresenay Alemseged examines the evidence for the first major expansion of the hominin diet, millions of years ago, to include more grasses and animals. This adaptation was the precursor that made future expansion possible. This lecture is part of the program ""Ancient Diets"" featuring presentations by Zeray Alemseged and Christina Warinner on how modern human behavior, ranging from tool use to cooking to agriculture to industrial food processing, has allowed us colonize virtually every environment on earth – and even parts of outer space.
“Exploring Ancient Diets"" featured presentations by Zeray Alemseged and Christina Warinner and was presented at the California Academy of Sciences on 12/3/2013 as part of The Leakey Foundation’s Speaker Series on Human Origins in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences.
Sponsored by:
Wells Fargo Bank
Members of The Leakey Foundation
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leakeyfoundation.org/events
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