Archaeologist Robert Broom dies

Date: 6 Apr 1951
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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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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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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Archaeologist Robert Broom dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011759

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