The presentation under the title, “Contribution to Biological Evolutionary Theory and Practice from Collected Human Remains, Animal Remains and Plant Remains from Tanzania during German Rule” will delve into showing the manner discoveries of palaeontological research works pioneered by Germans during their colonial rule in Tanzania have been and are still beneficial to global scientific community. Such discoveries contributed and still contribute to further research undertakings in Tanzania and lead to model building along with contributions and/or refinements to biological evolutionary theories.
Dr. Charles Saanane is former academic member of staff at the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Dar es Salaam. Currently, Dr. Saanane is an adjunct fellow in Department of Archaeology and History, University of Dodoma. His main teaching and research interests together with areas of specialization include History, Archaeology, and Palaeontology (encompassing human evolution, dinosaur works and Forensic Anthropology). He is founding and Executive Committee member of Eastern African Association for Palaeoanthropologists and Palaeontologists (EAAPP). His research collaborations with international scientists have carried him as far as at world famous. palaeoanthropological sites - Olduvai Gorge, Laetoli, Ngorongoro, Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park and Makuyuni in Tanzania including field instructions at Malema and Uraha, Karonga District in Northern Malawi.
