In this review of the evidence for and against taxic diversity within the hominin clade, we
begin by looking at the logic and the history of simple “ladder‐like” interpretations of the …

For several decades, it was largely assumed that stone tool use and production were
abilities limited to the genus Homo. However, growing palaeontological and archaeological …

New ages for flowstone, sediments and fossil bones from the Dinaledi Chamber are
presented. We combined optically stimulated luminescence dating of sediments with U-Th …

Sterkfontein is the most prolific single source of Australopithecus fossils, the vast majority of
which were recovered from Member 4, a cave breccia now exposed by erosion and …

The cave infills at Sterkfontein contain one of the richest assemblages of Australopithecus
fossils in the world, including the nearly complete skeleton StW 573 ('Little Foot'),,, in its …

We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South
Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin …

People have been interested in caves for a very long time. Our distant ancestors used them
for shelter, as sources of water, and as places in which to conduct essential rituals. They …

Hand bones from a single individual with a clear taxonomic affiliation are scarce in the
hominin fossil record, which has hampered understanding the evolution of manipulative …

Newly exposed cave sediments at the Malapa site include a flowstone layer cap** the
sedimentary unit containing the Australopithecus sediba fossils. Uranium-lead dating of the …

A well-preserved and articulated partial foot and ankle of Australopithecus sediba, including
an associated complete adult distal tibia, talus, and calcaneus, have been discovered at the …