Hall of Human Biology and Evolution
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The Hall of Human Biology and Evolution, originally known under the name "Hall of the Age of Man", is located on the first floor of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It is the only major exhibit in the United States to present an in-depth investigation of the mysteries of human evolution. The displays trace the story of Homo sapiens, displaying the path of human evolution and examining the origins of human creativity.
The hall features four life-size dioramas of the human predecessors Australopithecus afarensis, Homo ergaster, Neanderthal, and Cro-Magnon, showing each species in its habitat and demonstrating the behaviors and capabilities that scientists believe it had. Also displayed are full-sized casts of important fossils, including the four-million-year-old "Lucy" skeleton and the 1.7-million-year-old "Turkana Boy," and Homo erectus specimens including a cast of "Peking Man."
The hall also features replicas of Ice Age art found in the Dordogne region of southwestern France. The limestone carvings of horses were made nearly 26,000 years ago and are considered to represent the earliest artistic expression of humans.
