Divulgation
FOSSILS AND REVOLUTION: GEORGES CUVIER
Thinking outside the box. That is what Georges Cuvier did in the 18th century. His innovative method of comparative anatomy made possible to decode fossil mysteries, such as the Megatherium, and to know their evolutionary histories. He was a pioneer in introducing the idea of extinction, challenging previous beliefs and paving the way for evolutionary ideas.
Are you passionate about paleontology? You can listen to our podcast “Historias de la Prehistoria“on Spotify in order to learn more about this science.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY 2024
Today, March 8th, we celebrate a milestone in the history of paleoanthopology!
On International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to Lucy, one of the most famous fossils that has revolutionized our understanding of human evolution. Discovered by the paleontologists Donald Johanson, Yves Coppens and Maurice Taieb in 1974 in Ethiopia.
On this International Women’s Day, our small tribute to Lucy and all the women who have left an indelible mark on history.
Lucy is an ancestor of ours. Very remote, because it has been calculated that she is more than three million years old… A young girl who roamed the Ethiopian region of Afar. She was small, no more than one meter tall, she had no claws or large canines, but she had a great capacity for adaptation and survival. She was very young when death surprised her, we do not know if she would have had children by then, but it is possible that a little of her blood runs through our veins. She, or her companions, are part of our history, without them we would not be here.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE 2024
Today, February 11, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a tribute to our earliest predecessors. The Tabun 1, a Neanderthal woman whose remains have revealed valuable secrets about our evolutionary history. Did you know that Dorothy Garrod was the first woman to hold a professorship at Cambridge University? From pioneers who defied barriers to the bright young minds leading the way into the future, every woman in science inspires.
CONFERENCES IN MAY
During this month of May, the DEATHREVOL team participated in numerous dissemination activities. Here you can see some of them.
FEAST OR FAMINE (TARRAGONA)
V NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTION AND NEUROSCIENCES (BILBAO)
NEANDERTHALS OF THE END OF THE WORLD (SEVILLA)
XIV ARCHAEOLOGICAL MEETINGS (BILBAO)
4th PALAEONTOLOGICAL VIRTUAL CONGRESS
