UNESCO Centre du patrimoine mondial - Document - HEADS 2: Human Origin Sites and the World Heritage Convention in Africa
Description In this, the first in a series of geographically themed examinations of Human Evolution sites in the context of the HEADS (Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals, and Social Developments) World Heritage Thematic Programme, current issues in human origins research and site management are explored in the context of the classic region of human evolution research: Africa. There is no more appropriate place to begin a regionally themed examination of human origins; just as modern hominid ancestors dispersed from Africa millennia ago, so has much of the current, groundbreaking rec...
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