Mrs. Ples
Señora Ples
- Date
- 1947 · confidence high
- Place
- Sterkfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
- Credited to
- Robert Broom y John T. Robinson
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
The most complete skull of Australopithecus africanus ever found, discovered by Robert Broom and John T. Robinson at Sterkfontein; although shattered during excavation with dynamite, it remains one of the best-preserved pre-human skulls.
What it led to
- Reinforcement of the evidence that Africa was the cradle of humankind
- Expansion of the Australopithecus fossil record alongside the Taung Child
- Preservation at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History in Pretoria