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Institute of Human Origins

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  • Johanson, Donald C.
    Donald Johanson

    He founded the Institute of Human Origins (IHO) in 1981 in Berkeley, California, where he served as the IHO’s director and as a research associate in the anthropology department at the University of California. After moving the institute to Arizona State University in Tempe in 1997, he served…

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    He founded the Institute of Human Origins (IHO) in 1981 in Berkeley, California, where he served as the IHO’s director and as a research associate in the anthropology department at the University of California. After moving the institute to Arizona State University in Tempe in 1997, he served…

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