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One genus, several species but only one origin: the human family in Africa 2 million years back
Conference
Published on
09 November 2018
Updated on
04 December 2018
Colloquia
Human being ? An archeology of the origins
International conference, Friday 9 and Saturday 10 November 2018, at the Muséum de Toulouse.
International conference "Human being ? An archeology of the origins" by José Braga, , University of Toulouse (Paul Sabatier) and University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Since 2014, the discoveries of many unpublished remains of Homininae in Kromdraai (South Africa) have allowed us to better understand the scenario of our evolution in southern Africa 3 to 2 million years ago, when the Australopithecus genus was replaced by its two successors, probably cousins; Homo and Paranthropus. Accompanied by thousands of animal bones, the remains of Homininae recently discovered in Kromdraai are currently being analysed. They document two previously unknown periods on this site, as well as, probably, elsewhere in South Africa. They make it possible to develop a new outline of our biological evolution, as close as possible to the transition to the first humans.
José Braga is Professor at the Universities of Toulouse (Paul Sabatier), Director of a research team at the CNRS (UMR 5288) and of archaeological excavations at the Kromdraai site (South Africa). His research focuses on the nature of humanity’s biological singularities since its emergence in Africa some 2.5 million years ago. He has been conducting field research in South Africa since 1995, where he studies fossil remains of very old humans, but also of their cousins (the Paranthropes) and their ancestors (the Australopithics).
Bibliography (in french)
- Braga José, Variations sur l'Histoire de l'Humanité, Editions la ville brûle, 2018.
- Braga José, Origines de l’humanités : les nouveaux scénarios, Editions la ville brûle, 2016.
- Braga José, Anthropobiologie. Evolution Humaine, Abrégés Masson, 2008 (2° ed.)
