Terhune Discusses Research at Romanian Fossil Site

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Claire Terhune

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As a paleoanthropologist, Claire Terhune studies bones to gain a better understanding of how humans, primates and other mammals evolved.

Some of her work focuses on specific anatomy, such as the temporomandibular joint — the area where the jaw bone connects to the skull — and another, very different project tries to answer the question of when and where early humans migrated into Europe.

Terhune, an assistant professor of anthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses these projects and more in the latest edition of Short Talks From the Hill, a podcast from the University of Arkansas.

To listen to older Short Talks podcasts, go to ResearchFrontiers.uark.edu, the home of research news at the University of Arkansas. Listeners can also find Short Talks From the Hill podcasts under the "Local & Podcast" link at KUAF.com.

Short Talks From the Hill highlights research and scholarly work at the University of Arkansas. Each segment features a university researcher discussing his or her work. For more information and additional podcasts, click on the Multimedia link at ResearchFrontiers.uark.edu.