The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in partnership with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) and the National Geographic Society, proudly announces fossils of two recently discovered ancient human relatives (Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi) will come to the U.S. from South Africa this fall for the first, and likely only, time to be featured in the limited-run exhibition – Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind. 

News release (pdf)

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Helpful Links

• Scientific Articles Published in eLife (2015)
• National Geographic's 'Being Human' describing the H. naledi discovery (2015)
• University of Witwatersrand and Perot Museum's Partnership Announcement News Release (2018)
• Perot Museum Partnership Announcement with Lee Berger News Release (2018)
• 'The Perot Museum of Nature and Science is talking about evolution, and that's actually unusual' | Dallas Morning News (2018)
  
• Dinaledi Virtual Reality Experience News Release (2018)
• More Information on the Dinaledi Virtual Reality Experience
• Quick comparison of Au. sediba and H. naledi 
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