Dr. Daniel E. Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, will present a lecture titled "Endurance Running in Human Evolution (from head to toe)". The lecture will be held on Friday, December 4, in 112 Chambers Building at 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Lieberman's research with Dennis Bramble and other colleagues suggests that long distance endurance running played a key role in the evolution of the genus Homo. They have found and continue to study novel human features, from head to toe, that help us be great endurance runners, including spring-like arches in the foot, short toes, long tendons in the legs, a large gluteus maximus, unusually large joints in the legs and spine, a nuchal ligament connecting the head and neck, low and wide shoulders that are decoupled from the head, an elaboration of sweat glands, and loss of body fur.
Further information on Dr. Lieberman may be found at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~skeleton/danlhome.html
Dr. Lieberman's research with Dennis Bramble and other colleagues suggests that long distance endurance running played a key role in the evolution of the genus Homo. They have found and continue to study novel human features, from head to toe, that help us be great endurance runners, including spring-like arches in the foot, short toes, long tendons in the legs, a large gluteus maximus, unusually large joints in the legs and spine, a nuchal ligament connecting the head and neck, low and wide shoulders that are decoupled from the head, an elaboration of sweat glands, and loss of body fur.
Further information on Dr. Lieberman may be found at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~skeleton/danlhome.html
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