Evolutionary Studies Institute

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Evolutionary Studies Institute

Established	1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Coordinates	26°11′35″S 28°01′45″E / 26.193°S 28.0291°E / -26.193; 28.0291
Website	www.wits.ac.za/esi/

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.