Alemseged Lab

A. Ted Talk: The Search for Humanity’s Roots

A. Ted Talk: The Search for Humanity’s Roots

Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay (Zeray) Alemseged looks for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia’s badlands. Here he talks about finding the oldest skeleton of a hominin child and how Africa holds the clues to our humanity. [source: www.ted.com]
C. Becoming Human: First Steps

C. Becoming Human: First Steps

This is the first part of a documentary that examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes. “First Steps” explores the fossil of “Selam,” also known as “Lucy’s Child.” Paleoanthropologist Zeray...
Scroll to Top