Pretoria - South Africa’s University of Witwatersrand will this morning announce a major new fossil discovery at Maropeng, in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.
The world heritage site, which includes the famous Sterkfontein caves, has boasted several discoveries that illuminate the evolution of humans.
According to the massive team of international and local scientists led by Professors Lee Berger, Paul Dirks and John Hawks, involved in this project, this major discovery “will force the world to re-think what it means to be human”.
“The function will witness the unveiling of the largest assemblage of hominin fossils in the African continent.”
This new remarkable discovery follows intensive research by the scientists under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence at the University of Witwatersrand.
The expedition began in November 2013 culminating in this morning’s announcement which will be addressed by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Scientists from around the world began arriving in South Africa on Monday and will today join ministers and other guests for the big reveal. - SAnews.gov.za
