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Read more about Lucy, evolution and Ethiopian history at the Museum’s blog, BEYONDbones. Curator Dirk Van Tuerenhout explores these topics and answers your questions.

Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D.
Curator of Anthropology
Houston Museum of Natural Science








Credentials / Honors

  • Member, Society for American Archaeology
  • Member, American Anthropological Association
  • Research Associate, Middle American Research Institute, Tulane University

Education - Academic background

  • Ph.D in Anthropology – Tulane University
  • M.A. in Anthropology – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • M.A. in Art History and Archaeology – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • M.A. in Ancient History - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Nationally underwritten by The Smith Foundation and Ethiopian Airlines. An International Exhibition organized by The Houston Museum of Natural Science
in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Exhibition Coordinating Committee.

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