Hall of human origins unlocks mankind's secrets.(Evolution)(New York's American Museum of Natural History)

The Hall of Human Origins at New York's American Museum of Natural History presents the remarkable history of human evolution from our earliest ancestors millions of years ago to modern Homo sapiens, exploring the most profound mysteries of humankind: where we came from; what makes us human; and what lies ahead for our species. The exhibition combines a wealth of mutually reinforcing evidence from two seemingly disparate fields of science--the fossil record and genomic data--to present a sweeping and comprehensive story of humanity's origins and progress. Due to the advent of genomics over the past decade and recent advances in paleontology, such an examination of the nature of humanity now is possible.

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