1st Edition
Developing the Hall of Human Origins Adaptive Resilience
By Shelley L. Smith
Copyright 2025
206 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. The Interim; 3. Millennial Visions; 4. Re-ignition; 5. Creative Vision; 6. Distillation; 7. The Environmental Theme; 8. Implementation; 9. Continuation
Biography
Shelley L. Smith is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA.






