DEEP DIVE: Did Art Save Homo Sapiens? - Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard

Ancient modern humans: In this episode of Key To My Research, we dive into the groundbreaking work of Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard from the University of Tübingen. Explore with Prof. Dr. Conard the significance and importance of speech, music, dance, and art in human evolution, get to know more about his breakthrough discoveries from about 40.000 years ago found in the Swabian Alps. Learn more about his thrilling experiences from his fieldwork. About Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard: He is the Director of the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology and the founding Director of the Institute of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Tübingen. He also is a specialist in the study of Paleolithic archaeology, and his findings have made him world-famous in his field. Links: About Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/geowissenschaften/arbeitsgruppen/urgeschichte-naturwissenschaftliche-archaeologie/ina/aeltere-urgeschichte-quartaeroekologie/mitarbeiter/prof-nicholas-j-conard-phd/ “It must be a woman” - Press release University of Tübingen https://web.archive.org/web/20161011145105/https://www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/news/press-releases/newsfullview-pressemitteilungen/article/es-muss-eigentlich-eine-frau-sein.html Excavations and fieldwork: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/geowissenschaften/arbeitsgruppen/urgeschichte-naturwissenschaftliche-archaeologie/ina/aeltere-urgeschichte-quartaeroekologie/mitarbeiter/prof-nicholas-j-conard-phd/excavationsfieldwork/ University of Tübingen: https://uni-tuebingen.de/enExcellence Strategy: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/excellence-strategy Production: changing time Fotiadis & Veit GbR (https://www.changing-time.de/) , Zentrum für Medienkompetenz (ZFM) (https://uni-tuebingen.de/zfm) © University of Tübingen, Division II 1 – Research and Excellence Strategy, 2024