{"id":79451,"date":"2016-10-07T22:35:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T20:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/media-briefing-new-fossil-find-unveiled-in-maropeng-johannesburg\/"},"modified":"2016-10-07T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T20:35:03","slug":"media-briefing-new-fossil-find-unveiled-in-maropeng-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/media-briefing-new-fossil-find-unveiled-in-maropeng-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA BRIEFING: New fossil find unveiled in Maropeng, Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/media-briefing-new-fossil-find-unveiled-in-maropeng-johannesburg\/\">MEDIA BRIEFING: New fossil find unveiled in Maropeng, Johannesburg<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>A MyJHB.co.za selected <strong>Sterkfontein Caves<\/strong> video for you:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QiiOJ4Y9ZLo?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new fossil discovery in the Cradle of Humankind, 50 kilometres from Johannesburg, has deepened the mystery around the origins of humankind.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of a new human relative species, Homo naledi, was announced on Thursday by the University of the Witwatersrand, the National Geographic Society and the Department of Science and Technology\/National Research Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>An international team of scientists took part in the find and have described it as the single largest fossil hominin (modern\/extinct human species) find ever made in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The Cradle of Humankind is a Unesco World Heritage Site known for its rich and diverse fossil record.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of 15 individuals of the Homo naledi species were recovered in an area not far from the Sterkfontein Caves, where human ancestors &#8220;Mrs Ples&#8221; and &#8220;Little Foot&#8221;, were discovered in 1947 and 1994 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>For in-depth analysis, interviews and news on #HomoNaledi, go to<br \/> http:\/\/www.enca.com\/coverage\/fossil-finds<\/p>\n<p style=\"float: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MEDIA BRIEFING: New fossil find unveiled in Maropeng, Johannesburg\" src=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/default-11.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE to submit your favourite Johannesburg video.<\/p>\n<p>The video was automatically curated and published with the WordPress WP Robot plugin &#8211; CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the MyPE YouTube Channel.<\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/media-briefing-new-fossil-find-unveiled-in-maropeng-johannesburg\/\">MyJHB<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\">MyJHB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEDIA BRIEFING: New fossil find unveiled in Maropeng, Johannesburg: A MyJHB.co.za selected Sterkfontein Caves video for you: A new fossil discovery in the Cradle of Humankind, 50 kilometres from Johannesburg, has deepened the mystery around the origins of humankind. 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