If the human race had run differently, modern man might have descended from Neanderthals, or some other species of ancient hominin.
Instead, Homo sapiens won world domination, and researchers from Griffith University’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE) are at the forefront of re-tracing that ancient ‘race’ to ultimate victory.
Griffith University’s signature event at World Science Festival, The Longest Walk – winning the human race (23 March), will take the audience way back in time, presenting evolutionary evidence for how and when our species evolved out of Africa and spread into the rest of the world, including our region.
From recent fossil finds, to the revision of fossil records made possible by the most modern, non-destructive dating techniques and DNA sequencing, human history is being rewritten, with the Asia-Pacific region coming more sharply into focus as part of the prehistoric story.
According to ARCHE Director, Professor Rainer Grün, who’ll be joined for
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