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‘Greatest age of exploration’ — fossil finder Lee Berger recalls personal journey as world awaits ground-breaking new find

South Africa

‘Greatest age of exploration’ — fossil finder Lee Berger recalls personal journey as world awaits ground-breaking new find

By Matthew Hattingh and Fred Kockott

Professor Lee Berger, a ‘messenger from the past’, unearths major discovery in Rising Star cave system

Africa

Professor Lee Berger, a ‘messenger from the past’, unearths major discovery in Rising Star cave system

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

SA back in contention for being the place where our species originated following new Sterkfontein Caves discovery

South Africa

SA back in contention for being the place where our species originated following new Sterkfontein Caves discovery

By Shaun Smillie