Maropeng hosts Broom Colloquium – photo essay
Maropeng successfully hosted the Royal Society’s Broom Colloquium at the Tumulus building’s conference centre, this past Saturday, November 26.
Top experts in the field of palaeosciences met to give presentations on recent discoveries in the Cradle of Humankind. The colloquium was held to honour the 60th anniversary of Professor Robert Broom’s death, as well his significant contribution to South Africa’s scientific discoveries regarding humankind’s evolution.
The following photographs show some of the activities from the day:
From left to right: Sterkfontein Caves operations supervisor Reuben Tsime, Professor Philip Tobias and Maropeng tour guide Mathabela Tsikoane
From the Institute of Human Evolution at the University of the Witwatersrand Professor Lee Berger (left) and Professor Ron Clarke (right)
Dr Kathleen Kuman, from the University of the Witwatersrand with Professor Liu Wu from the Chinese Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology and delegation
Professor Ron Clarke giving a presentation on "Little foot"
Director of the Institute of Human Evolution at the University of the Witwatersrand Professor Francis Thackeray gives a closing speech at Sterkfontein Caves