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Connecting Asia to the human dispersal story

When trying to understand early human migration, timing is everything. We know that humans migrated from the African savannahs through Asia and down into Australia, and this journey is seen as one of our greatest human accomplishments. But we still don't know exactly when we... click to read more

  • Kira Westaway | Assistant Professor at Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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Homo sapiens
human migrations
lost cave
Views 5556
Reading time 4 min
published on Mar 22, 2018
Did Homo naledi meet Homo sapiens in South Africa?

Our research team has determined the age of Homo naledi, a new species of hominin (human ancestor), from the Rising Star Cave in The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, South Africa. We have also announced the discovery of a second chamber (the Lesedi Chamber)... click to read more

  • Hannah Hilbert-Wolf | Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer at James Cook University, Geosciences, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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  • Paul Dirks | Professor at James Cook University, Geosciences, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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  • Eric Roberts | Associate Professor, Head of Geosciences at James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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evolution
fossils
Homo naledi
Homo sapiens
Views 9219
Reading time 4 min
published on Feb 8, 2018