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AMNH: Floor 1, Section 4.
Hall number 1-B
Planning for the hall began around 1952 with the purpose of explaining "the anatomy, functions, and development of the human body, some of its basic responses to external conditions and events, and some of the biological aspects of the association of human beings in populations and communities” (1, 1952/53, p. 49).
The original hall was divided into three sections. The first section covered the story of the human species, its relationship to other vertebrates, and its evolution. The second section covered the functioning of human physiological systems down to the microscopic level. The third section showed biological phenomena associated with groups by population, genetics, demographics, and relationship to the environment (2, 1962, p.15). Other exhibits included replica heads of early hominids and the Transparent Woman, a clear model showing internal organs (3, 1972, p. 123-126).
Following the remodeling in the early 1990s, the hall began with a discussion of DNA and continued with displays of vertebrate and mammalian body systems, and primate and human evolution through the earliest archaeological evidence of human artistic creativity. The Hall of Human Biology featured four life-size dioramas of early hominids: Australopithecus afarenis, Homo ergaster, Neanderthal, and Cro-Magnon. Other exhibits included casts of skeletons of Lucy, Turkana Boy, and Peking Man, replicas of Ice Age art from the Dordogne region of France, and a diorama of a skeleton family in a living room watching a videotape of how the skeleton and muscles function (4, 1993, p. 31; 4, 2001, p. 46). The hall was replaced by the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, which opened in 2007.
The Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins replaced the Hall of Human Biology.
The Hall of Human Biology replaced the Hall of the Natural History of Man.
Prepared Neaderthal skull exhibited in hall (4, 1993, p. 31).
Department of Anthropology, assisted Curator Harry Shapiro in preparation for hall (1, 1952/53 p. 35).
Provided funding for hall (1, 1952/53, p. 49).
Curator for hall (1, 1952/53 p. 35).
Curator for hall (1, 1971/72, p. 16)
Curatorial assistant for hall (1, 1968/69, p. 18).
Curated digital images of permanent halls in the American Museum of Natural History Library, Digital Special Collections.