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Name: Marc Meyer  
   
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Date of Birth: 10th June 1968
   
Place of Birth: Helmstedt, West Germany
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
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Dr. Marc R. Meyer is an archaeologist and anthropologist who is notable for his excavation of, and research into, the remains of fossil hominids such as Homo erectus. His work has shown that this species departed Africa at 1.8 million years BP after females developed the capacity to travel long distances with small children, which was limited in earlier species, such as the australopithecines. His work also showed that although early Homo erectus had a small brain, it had developed a modern-sized spinal cord, which would have allowed accurate throwing, tool-making, and for the fine coordination of respiratory muscles. This last ability was previously thought to have limited these extinct humans' capacity to produce language.

Dr. Meyer received his degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches, in 2005.

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