Dartmouth students discover early human fossil in South Africa

On their second day of excavating at the 2 million year-old site of Malapa, South Africa, a team of Dartmouth students recovered a fossil of Australopithecus sediba, an early human predecessor. The fifteen Dartmouth students are participants in ANTH 70: Experiencing Human Origins and Evolution. The course entails a 3-week excursion in South Africa—an emerging model for experiential learning at Dartmouth, supported by DCAL and the President’s Office.

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In this photo are (left to right): Kathy Li ‘17, Lee Berger, Keira Byno ‘19, Maropeng Mpete, Jerry DeSilva, and Julia Cohen ’18.