Something new out of the Cradle of Humankind
Date
2010-04
Authors
Cherry, Micheal I.
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Publisher
AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
Pliny the Elder, the Roman diarist of 2000 years ago, noted that ‘there is always something new out of Africa’. Perhaps it is time for us to
be more specific and say that there is ‘always something new out of the Cradle of Humankind’. This rich World Heritage Site north-west of
Johannesburg has given us at least six sites with fossils of early human ancestors and now, compliments of Lee Berger and his team at Wits,
we have a new one called Malapa.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.sajs.co.za/
Keywords
Fossils, Human ancestors, Palaeoanthropology, Biological anthropology, Malapa
Citation
Cherry, M.I. 2010. Something new out of the Cradle of Humankind. South African Journal of Science, 106(3/4), iv, doi:10.4102/sajs.v106i3/4.215