Canteen Kopje: A new look at an old skull

Canteen Kopje: A new look at an old skull

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The Canteen Kopje (CK) skull was found by a diamond digger working the Vaal River gravels in 1929. It was hailed by Robert Broom as an exceptionally robust prehistoric individual that was ancestral to modern South African populations. Further exploration of the Vaal Gravels has confirmed the antiqui...

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Main Authors: Patricia Smith, Robert Nshimirimana, Frikkie de Beer, David Morris, Leon Jacobson, Michael Chazan, Liora K. Horwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2012-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
Canteen Kopje
Boskop
Robert Broom
X-ray tomography
Vaal Gravels
Online Access:http://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/738

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