Image Systems in Human Evolution
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Date
July 9, 2026
Location
Museo de la Evolución Humana, Burgos
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The eighth CENIEH Distinguished Annual Lecture, delivered by David Wengrow of University College London, examining how image systems — a fundamental yet undervalued component of human cultural heritage — have functioned as complex cognitive tools throughout human evolution and history. Wengrow proposes a reassessment of visual representation as a driver of social and cultural change, drawing on his wide-ranging research into the origins of complex societies. The lecture is held in the auditorium of the Museo de la Evolución Humana in Burgos, co-organized with the Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT).
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The Museo de la Evolución Humana (MEH) in Burgos, Spain, is Europe's only museum dedicated entirely to human evolution. Opened in 2010, its 9,000 square metres of exhibition space house the original fossil remains of Homo antecessor and the skull known as 'Miguelón' from the Sima de los Huesos, discovered at the nearby Sierra de Atapuerca archaeological sites—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum forms part of the Sistema Atapuerca together with the archaeological sites and the Centro de Arqueología Experimental (CAREX), offering guided visits, educational programs, and a gateway to one of the most important paleoanthropological complexes in the world.
Museo de la Evolución Humana
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The Museo de la Evolución Humana (MEH) in Burgos, Spain, is Europe's only museum dedicated entirely to human evolution. Opened in 2010, its 9,000 square metres of exhibition space house the original fossil remains of Homo antecessor and the skull known as 'Miguelón' from the Sima de los Huesos, discovered at the nearby Sierra de Atapuerca archaeological sites—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum forms part of the Sistema Atapuerca together with the archaeological sites and the Centro de Arqueología Experimental (CAREX), offering guided visits, educational programs, and a gateway to one of the most important paleoanthropological complexes in the world.
