A new timeline for Human evolution using a pioneer non-destructive direct dating methodology

对人类血统的时间和分布的了解对于开发和测试进化假说至关重要。不幸的是，许多现有的年代学是基于对被认为与化石有地层学联系的材料的测年，而不是化石本身。最近在测年方法方面的重大进步使得对人类遗骸进行准确的非破坏性直接测年成为可能。该项目为现代人类事件建立了可靠和一致的年表。通过应用新开发的技术，这一建议对于解决我们理解现代人类扩张的根本问题具有重要意义，这些新技术将能够可靠地直接测定关键的现代人类化石的年代。

Knowledge of the timing and distribution of the human lineage is critical for developing and testing evolutionary hypotheses. Unfortunately, many existing chronologies are based on the dating of materials thought to be stratigraphically associated with the fossil, rather than the fossil itself. Significant, recent advances in dating methods allow for the accurate non-destructive direct dating of human remains. This project offers to establish a reliable and consistent chronology for modern human occurrences. This proposal is significant in addressing fundamental problems in our understanding of modern human expansion, by the application of newly-developed techniques that will allow for the reliable direct dating of key modern human fossils.