C. K. Brain
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C. K. Brain was a prominent South African paleontologist and archaeologist known for his influential research on early hominins and taphonomy at sites such as Swartkrans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| C. K. Brain canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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archaeologist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ taphonomist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
interpretation of Plio-Pleistocene cave sites in South Africa
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understanding of Australopithecus behavior ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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paleoanthropology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ taphonomy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Quaternary studies
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zooarchaeology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
modern taphonomic methodology
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paleoanthropological interpretations of cave sites ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretation of early hominin behavior
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methods in taphonomic research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on early hominins
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studies of cave deposits in the Cradle of Humankind ⓘ taphonomic analysis of fossil assemblages ⓘ work at Swartkrans fossil site ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging simple “man the hunter” models of human evolution
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demonstrating the role of carnivores in accumulating hominin fossils ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Hunters or the Hunted? An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
museum professional
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research scientist ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
behavior and ecology of early hominins
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cave taphonomy ⓘ formation of fossil bone accumulations ⓘ predator–prey interactions in the fossil record ⓘ |
| studied |
Swartkrans hominin fossils
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bone damage patterns in African cave sites ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cradle of Humankind
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Swartkrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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