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UNM anthropologist examines rare early human bones
January 30, 2026
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 30 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:

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UNM anthropologist examines rare early human bones

Osbjorn Pearson

In 2012, fossils from a rare Homo habilis skeleton were uncovered along the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Scientists who made the find turned to University of New Mexico anthropologist Osbjorn Pearson, a professor and regents lecturer in UNM's Anthropology Departme . . .

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