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Cave of bones a true story of discovery, adventure, and human origins

"This thrilling book takes the reader into South African caves to discover fossil remains that reframe the human family tree"--

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Main Authors:	Berger, Lee R. (Author), Hawks, John (John David) (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2023]
Subjects:	Homo naledi. Human beings > Origin. Human remains (Archaeology) > South Africa > Witwatersrand Region.
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Summary:	"This thrilling book takes the reader into South African caves to discover fossil remains that reframe the human family tree"--
Physical Description:	320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781426223884 1426223889
Author Notes:	LEE BERGER is an award-winning paleoarchaeologist whose explorations into human origins have resulted in the discovery of more hominin fossil remains than any other scientist. He spearheaded the discovery of two new species of ancient human relatives: Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi . A current National Geographic Explorer at Large, Berger won the first National Geographic Society Research and Exploration Prize in 1997. In 2016, he was named the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year and one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Berger is the Phillip Tobias Chair in Palaeoanthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand. He lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with his wife and two children. JOHN HAWKS is a paleoanthropologist who has been working with Lee Berger on his expeditions for more than a decade. The Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Achievement Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, he lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with his wife and four children.