Steven E. Churchill
Steven E. Churchill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steven Emilio Churchill |
| Education | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of New Mexico |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleoanthropology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
| Thesis | Human upper body evolution in the Eurasian later Pleistocene (1994) |
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]
References
- ^ "Steven E. Churchill". Duke University. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Pearson, Michael (2015-09-10). "Homo naledi is related to me how?". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "'Mind Blown': Is Human Ancestor Discovery the Long-Sought Missing Link?". NBC News. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
External links
- Faculty page
- Steven E. Churchill publications indexed by Google Scholar