Surely everyone wants their own 3D printed hominin skull? This one is the Taung Child, discovered in South Africa in 1924. It’s an Australopithecus Africanus and lived around 2.8 million years ago. The child was aged around 3 when it died #hominin #taungchild

Last year, HERI contributed to the @SAJS special issue marking 100 years of the #TaungChild.

With abstracts in #Setswana, the issue gave multilingual insights into science, colonialism & exclusion.

Read more reflections from the SAJS Editor-in-Chief: mailchi.mp/assaf/gknccq...

Why is #TaungChild one of the most important fossils in the world?

Find out in our new podcast, which tells the story of how one fossil challenged colonial narratives & scientific authority to show human origins lie in #Africa

Listen to all episodes now🔊
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Taung Child Recorded with the Qin Silk Consort, “Tahng Child” reflects on the discovery that changed how the world understood its own beginnings. The song follows the moment a small fossilized face emerged from t

A new track from Qin Silk Consort, released through Sweet Songs. “Taung Child” reflects on the small discovery that reshaped how we understand our beginnings, told with a gentle, thoughtful touch.
#SweetSongs #QinSilkConsort #TaungChild

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Taung Child A new track from Qin Silk Consort, released through Sweet Songs. “Taung Child” reflects on the small discovery that reshaped how we understand our beginnings, told with a gentle, thoughtful touch. #S

A new track from Qin Silk Consort, released through Sweet Songs. “Taung Child” reflects on the small discovery that reshaped how we understand our beginnings, told with a gentle, thoughtful touch.
#SweetSongs #QinSilkConsort #TaungChild

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🦴 The #TaungChild fossil changed how we understand human origins in #Africa. Its story is shaped by prejudice, rivalry and hidden hands.
🎧 Unburied Season 2: The Taung Child from HERI and ARC explores its history and legacy.
Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/arcdocs

The #TaungChild has been silent for over 2 million years — until now.

Our new podcast takes you back to 1924 #SouthAfrica, where one fossil would upend colonial narratives to centre human origins #Africa.

🌍Unburied Season 2: The Taung Child
🔗 Listen: linktr.ee/arcdocs

HERI made a podcast! 🎧 With ARC DOCS we bring the #TaungChild story to life - not for academics but everyone interested in humanity.

Commemorate 100 years since the fossil centred human origins in #Africa by listening NOW!

Unburied Season 2🔗 Listen linktr.ee/arcdocs

📢 Podcast news! The #TaungChild proved our roots lie in #Africa but its story is tangled in colonial bias & forgotten voices.

Listen to the full story with Unburied Podcast Season 2 from HERI and ARC DOCS

🎧 Unburied Season 2 Episode 1 out NOW
📆 New Episodes on Thursdays
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Since I did a compilation of images of the #TaungChild, here is a compilation of the “other” faces of fossils attributed to Australopithecus africanus. These #fossils are from #Sterkfontein (STS and STW) and #Makapansgat (MLD).

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This last week, we saw the centennial anniversary of the discovery of the #TaungChild! 🎉 We have learned so much about our shared #deephistory from this little #homin since its reappearance on the surface of the Eart! 🌍 #humanorigins #paleoanthropology
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The Taung Child at 100: Decolonizing the Origins of Paleoanthropology Revisiting One of the Most Iconic Fossils Through a Postcolonial Lens

A century after its discovery, the Taung Child forces a reckoning with colonialism in paleoanthropology. A call for African leadership in studying Africa’s own fossils. #DecolonizingScience #Paleoanthropology #TaungChild

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ODDS&ENDS: Evolve Or Get Off The Pot A pile of evidence.

ODDS&ENDS: Evolve Or Get Off The Pot
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The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy The history of human origins research is intimately intertwined with the prevalent socio-political landscape.

Raymond Dart's 1925 discovery of the #TaungChild shifted the focus of human origins to Africa, despite initial skepticism. 🦴

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