Christopher Walker

illustration of tooth disease in early humans

Sep 12, 2017

Nothing But the Tooth – What Dental Remains from Homo naledi Can Tell Us

Anthropologists just love to sink their teeth into a good mystery, and some recent research from NC State and Vassar College has done just that – by looking at what dental development in Homo naledifossils can tell us about this human relative and the evolution of our own species, Homo sapiens. In 2013, paleoanthropologists discovered the fossilized…

Man in blue shirt sitting with skeleton of animal

May 21, 2017

Decoding a New Addition to the Human Family Tree

Chris Walker, assistant professor of anatomy, shares information about the newly discovered hominin species named Homo naledi and what it means for our understanding of ancient early humans...

man in blue shirt in front of red shelves, holding bone

Oct 15, 2015

CVM Researcher Helps Discover New Human Species; Creates 3D Fossils for Classroom

Walker is helping describe and analyze some 1,500 specimens from what is called the most astonishing human fossil discovery of the past 50 years...