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Daniel Lieberman

American paleoanthropologist
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Also known as: Daniel Eric Lieberman
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Daniel Lieberman
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Category: History & Society
In full:
Daniel Eric Lieberman
Born:
June 3, 1964 (age 59)
Notable Works:
“The Evolution of the Human Head”
Subjects Of Study:
endurance-running hypothesis
skull
long-distance running
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Daniel Lieberman (born June 3, 1964) American paleoanthropologist best known for his part in developing and testing the endurance-running hypothesis and for his research into the biomechanics of barefoot running. Lieberman was raised in Connecticut and Rhode Island by his parents, Philip and Marcia Lieberman. He received an A.B. in anthropology from Harvard University in 1986 and earned master’s degrees in biological anthropology from the University of Cambridge in 1987 and in anthropology from Harvard in 1990. Lieberman received a Ph.D. in anthropology from Harvard in 1993. After early appointments at Rutgers University and George Washington University, he returned to ...(100 of 739 words)

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