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The researchers say our upright gait may have its origins in the rugged landscape of East and South Africa

The Ascent of Man: why our early ancestors took to two feet

A new study by archaeologists at the University of York challenges evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and scrambling.

Alice Hall

York scholar named New Generation Thinker

A University of York scholar has been named as one of ten New Generation Thinkers for 2013 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the BBC.