ATLAS AnaTomicaL shApeS: Transferring knowledge about computational anatomy to study early human evolution in Africa

ATLAS AnaTomicaL shApeS: Transferring knowledge about computational anatomy to study early human evolution in Africa

In paleoanthropology, species diagnosis is no simple task, and the current research methods used for shapes analysis still face considerable limitations and do not yet account for significant methodological advancements made in recent years. As such, ATLAS will re-approach paleoanthropology with added high-value data on early hominins and improved shape analysis methods. By uniting knowledgeable paleoanthropologists from Toulouse and UChicago with expert computer scientists from Montpellier to reanalyze living and fossil hominins, ATLAS maintains high potential to lead to major breakthroughs in paleoanthropology. A multi-disciplinary and cutting-edge approach to explore paleo diversity in early hominins, ATLAS also offers a unique opportunity to better understand how, where, and when early hominins evolved and rapidly colonized Africa’s contrasted ecosystems.

Supporting mechanism: UChicago-CNRS PhD Joint Programme

Active dates: July 1, 2023-June 30, 2025