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Frederick Grine
Professor
Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
Biography
Frederick Grine’s research focuses on the fossil record for human evolution, with particular emphasis on the African evidence. He is particularly interested in the reconstruction of past diets and behaviors, and in the evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships among the different hominid species. He conducted archaeological excavations at the Middle Stone Age site of Die Kelders, South Africa, and has expertise with the Late Pleistocene record for the emergence of modern humans.
Education
- PhD an BSc, University of the Witwatersrand
- BA, Washington & Jefferson College
News Highlights
June 25, 2012
The Paradox of the Nutcracker Man
Smithsonian
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January 12, 2007
Skull Is First Fossil Proof of Human Migration Theory, Study Says
National Geographic
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April 30, 2008
Ancient 'Nutcracker Man' Challenges Ideas on Evolution of Human Diet
U.S. News & World Report
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January 12, 2007
Skull Supports Human-Migration Theory
The New York Times
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