Archaeologist Dr. Robert Broom died at the age of 84. In 1947 he discovered 'Mrs Ples', the 2 million year old skull that is believed to be a distinct relative of humankind.
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6 April 1951
Archaeologist Robert Broom dies
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Dr Thackeray.F,"Mrs Ples" and our distant relatives,from Science in Africa,[online],Available at www.scienceinafrica.co.za [Accessed: 3 April 2014]
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