Human evolution: Neanderthals and ancient pathways from Africa to Britain

Professor Chris Stringer, Palaeontologist and Research Leader in Human Origins at the Natural History Museum, London, will present four public talks in New Zealand in February 2012. Sponsored by the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution with support from the Royal Society of New Zealand, Professor Stringer will address major questions in human evolution, including: How do we define modern humans? What do the genetic data and radiocarbon dating really tell us? Were our origins solely in Africa? Are modern humans a distinct species from ancient people such as the Neanderthals and Denisovans? How different are we from them? What contact did our ancestors have with them? When did humans first inhabit Britain?

The Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution has invited Professor Stringer to New Zealand to give a series of public talks, with support from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Ticketing

Tickets are free. At the free venues we have reserved half the seating in each venue for tickets and these can be booked above. Once these tickets have been allocated, the other half of the seating will be available on the night but we suggest you turn up early to secure a seat.

Held in the Central Lecture Block, Canterbury University.