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Evolutionary Studies Institute

1945 establishments in South AfricaEngvarB from May 2013Organisations based in JohannesburgPaleoanthropologyPaleontological research institutes
Paleontology in South AfricaResearch institutes in South AfricaUniversity of the Witwatersrand
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The Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI) is a paleontological, paleoanthropological and archeological research institute operated through the Faculty of Science of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Previously known as the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research (BPI) it was renamed the Evolutionary Studies Institute in 2013 to better showcase the scope of its research.

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