New African Fossil Discovery Raises Questions
Two-million-year-old partial skeletons of a new species of hominid have been found in the Cradle of Humankind, sparking a fresh debate about who our immediate ancestors were.-
South Africa: New Species Sparks Debate on 'Ancestors'
Business Day, 9 April 2010
AN INTERNATIONAL team of scientists led by University of the Witwatersrand palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger yesterday announced the discovery of several 2-million-year-old partial… Read more »
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South Africa: New Hominid Species Discovered
Business Day, 8 April 2010
A new hominid species has been unearthed in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 40km from Johannesburg, by a Wits University-led team. Read more »
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South Africa: Frequently Asked Questions About Au. Sediba
Wits University, 9 April 2010
What does Australopithecus sediba mean? Read more »
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South Africa: Scientist Deploys Google Earth in Research
Wits University, 9 April 2010
A discovery of early hominid remains may be one of the most significant palaeoanthropological discoveries in recent times. Dating to between 1.78 and 1.95 million, at least… Read more »
Documents
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9 April 2010
Illustrated Guide to New Hominid Discovery
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- University of the Witwatersrand
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An illustrated sketch, including photos, maps and diagrams, of the science behind the discovery which the scientists involved call a new milestone in ... see more »
