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Professor Lee Berger

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

Our Burning Planet

‘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

Our Burning Planet

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

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

Echoes of ancestry: Memories and discoveries around the Cradle of Nature

Maverick Life

Echoes of ancestry: Memories and discoveries around the Cradle of Nature

By Angus Begg