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Abstract
Why did humans walk upright? Previous models based on adaptations to forest or savannah are challenged here in favour of physical incentives presented by steep rugged terrain—the kind of tectonically varied landscape that has produced early hominin remains. “Scrambler man” pursued his prey up hill and down dale and in so doing became that agile, sprinting, enduring, grasping, jumping two-legged athlete that we know today.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-349 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 336 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Bibliographical note
© Antiquity Publications Ltd 2013. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for detailsKeywords
- Africa
- Kenya
- South Africa
- hominins
- bipedalism
- terrestrialisation
- tectonic landscape
- rift valleys
Activities
- 1 Fieldwork
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National Museums of Kenya
Geoff Bailey (Researcher)
11 Feb 2012 → 6 Mar 2012Activity: Visiting an external institution › Fieldwork
Projects
- 1 Finished
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DISPERSE: DISPERSE: Dynamic Landscapes, Coastal Environments and Human Dispersals
Bailey, G., King, G., Cooper Inglis, R. H., Devès, M., Hausmann, N. B. M. J., Meredith-Williams, M. G., Momber, G. L. & Winder, I. C.
1/04/11 → 31/10/16
Project: Research project (funded) › Research