Palaeoanthropology and the study of pre-adult fossil remains.

This review paper captures the topics and discussions during a workshop held in April 2023 in Minden, Nevada, USA regarding the study of pre-adult hominin fossil specimens.Perspectives from diverse academic fields were merged to articulate, examine and clarify the many approaches available to interpret fossil remains and reconstruct our hominin ancestors.The Wenner-Gren Workshop was organised to address the increasing collection of pre-adult hominin remains. Sixteen scientists from North America, Europe, Australia and Africa participated.The sizeable sample of immature fossil hominin specimens provided the opportunity to reflect on the state of maturity research, highlight multi-disciplinary advances, and identify future areas for study.The workshop advanced efforts to understand human evolution, particularly the selective pressures shaping patterns of growth and maturity across a broad range of hominin species.

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Author Steven E. Churchill Evolutionary Anthropology