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Description
The goal of this project is to establish a high-resolution timeframe for hominin evolution in the famed Omo-Turkana Basin, Kenya, using new instrumentation and innovative dating methods. The Basin hosts a stunningarray of hominin fossils that cover 4.3 Myr of human evolution. Interbedded volcanic deposits within the Basinsediments have provided much of our current constraints on the timing of hominin evolution; however critical knowledge gaps remain and current timeframes lack sufficient age resolution. The expected outcome of the studyis an ultra-precise chronological framework for the Basin. This is critical for transforming our understanding ofhominin evolution and migration, under changing climatic and environmental conditions.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 4/06/18 → 31/12/20 |
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