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The STEPS Project

Human bipedalism is a rare and distinctive form of locomotion, yet its evolutionary origins and ecological significance remain poorly understood. STEPS combines motion capture, X-ray imaging, musculoskeletal modelling and fossil analyses to investigate how humans move across real-world terrains and how bipedalism evolved.

This research is funded by an ERC Starting Grant (ERC, project number: 101219207), funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the STEPS Team only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union nor the European Research Council.

Contact us:

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
University of Cambridge
Downing Street 
Cambridge CB2 3ER