PALEOANTROPOLOJİ ALANINDA GÜNCEL GELİŞMELER

Son yıllarda yapılan keşifler ve analizler atalarımızın evrimi hakkında şimdiye kadar bildiğimiz her şeyin yanlış olabileceğini gösterir niteliktedir. Çalışmamızda, 2015-2017 yılları arasında "Nature" ve "Science" gibi önemli bilimsel dergilerde yayınlanan makaleler derlenerek, insan evrimiyle ilgili yeni tarihlendirmeler, erken modern insan kalıntıları üzerinde yapılmış analizler ve fosil primat kalıntılarından arkaik insan türlerine kadar yeni teoriler ele alınmıştır. İnsan evriminde soyut düşüncenin somut imgelere dönüştüğü mağara resimlerinden, ilk tarım toplumlarının yeni tarihlendirmelerine kadar sunulmuş çalışmalar da göz önüne alınmış ve değerlendirilmiştir. Australopithecus türlerinden erken Homo kalıntılarına, Neandertallerden Denisovalılara, erken modern insandan modern insana kadar yayınlanmış makaleler bir araya getirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın paleoantropolojiyle uğraşan/ilgilenen bilim insanları ve öğrenciler için de yararlı bir kaynak olabileceği öngörülmüştür.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Paleoantropoloji, İnsan evrimi, Tarihlendirme

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