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National Science Museum Hosts Special Exhibition Exploring Human Evolution Process

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The National Science Museum announced on the 27th that it will hold a special exhibition titled , where visitors can explore the 7-million-year evolution of humanity and coexistence with other species.

The exhibition will be held from the 28th until March 27 of next year at the special exhibition hall on the 3rd floor of the Future Technology Hall at the National Science Museum in Daejeon. From an evolutionary perspective, it presents the meaning of human existence and the relationships formed with various species throughout the evolutionary process through over 700 archaeological artifacts such as fossils and stone tools, along with immersive videos.

This special exhibition is composed of , , , and . The introduces ‘On the Origin of Species,’ which brought questions about human origins from the realm of religion into science, and the ‘Piltdown Man incident,’ which reveals biases and limitations in people's perceptions of evolution. It also screens immersive content titled ‘Memories of 7 Million Years,’ produced using advanced techniques such as 3D motion capture filming.

allows visitors to observe the 7-million-year human evolutionary process from Sahelanthropus tchadensis to Homo sapiens. It explains how humans adapted to extreme environmental changes and introduces what kind of beings Homo sapiens are based on recent genetic research findings. explores the characteristics of modern humans, called Homo sapiens, through five themes: ‘art,’ ‘funerals,’ ‘tools,’ ‘language and symbols,’ and ‘exploration.’ Visitors can experience the immersive content ‘Journey Together,’ which emphasizes the value of species diversity and symbiosis on Earth, where all species are interconnected like a web. The reflects on the influence and position of Homo sapiens, who currently dominate the Earth, and contemplates the direction humanity should take.

This exhibition attempts a new presentation style by combining diverse exhibits and immersive videos, including a 3D-printed mammoth, 3D motion capture videos, the first-ever public display in Korea of a reconstructed Homo naledi (an early human from about 2.5 to 3 million years ago), a double-horned rhinoceros lower jaw excavated in Korea, ancient elephant tusks, a monkey jawbone, modern animal skeletons from the National Science Museum’s collection, and a one-third scale model of a lunar exploration orbiter.

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