Dr Tocheri is a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Programme. His research focuses on the evolutionary history and functional morphology of humans and great apes with a particular focus on the so-called ‘hobbits’ of human evolution, Homo floresiensis.<\/em> He particularly specialises on the primitive wrist morphology of Homo floresiensis<\/em> and the impacts this had on hominin evolution.<\/p>\n The event will be moderated by Professor of Biological Anthropology, Matthew Skinner<\/a>, and will take place in Templeman Lecture Theatre whilst simultaneously being hosted on Microsoft Teams. Due to social-distancing regulations, the lecture theatre capacity will be limited to 30, so a first-come, first-served procedure will be in place. However, for those that cannot make it to the in-person event, participation can be accessed virtually using the Teams link<\/a>.<\/p>\n This will be the first in-person event this term presented by the Anthropology Society and has been conceived as more of an informal gathering as opposed to a lecture, providing a relaxed environment to discuss Dr Tocheri’s career and research. An open questions feed will be run both leading up to and during the evening, so please come armed with questions.<\/p>\n![\"Dr](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/10\/drmatt-cropped.jpg\")
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