The Discovery of Australopithecus and its Implications | Dr. Raymond Dart

In this historic lecture, renowned anthropologist Dr. Raymond Dart recounts his career journey and pivotal discovery of the Australopithecus africanus in 1924. Dart highlights the challenges of convincing the scientific community of the discovery's significance, emphasizes the importance of studying primates, and concludes by discussing a stone artifact potentially linked to early human usage.
Click the link below for the transcript and additional reading:
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Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Jo Rainie Rodgers and George Rodgers
Kay Harrigan Woods in honor of Gordon Getty
Camilla and George Smith
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
The Joan and Arnold Travis Education Fund
The historic footage is from the 1973 Louis Leakey Memorial Symposium held by The Leakey Foundation in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences on December 2-3, 1973.

[@janicebower8596]

Thank you for the prize video. My husband, John R. F. Bower, who passed in December 2017, was funded by the Leakey Foundation. We met Dr. Robert Broome on one of our trips to South Africa and visited Sterkfontein. I never met Raymond Dart, but he is a remarkable legend in the study of early humans.

[@TheLeakeyFoundation]

Thank you for sharing your touching connection to The Leakey Foundation and the legacy of your husband, John R. F. Bower. It's incredible to hear about your experiences meeting Dr. Robert Broome and visiting Sterkfontein.

[@annemarielara1962]

Wow, what a gem! Fabulous, thank you!

[@TheLeakeyFoundation]

You're very welcome!

[@alexroberts9441]

This is truly interesting and a great watch! Thanks a lot !

[@TheLeakeyFoundation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelellis6437]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[@TheLeakeyFoundation]

Thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@edepastete1509]

There is a rather lengthy introduction. For me the interesting part (about the australopithecus fossil) started around minute 23:00.

[@TheLeakeyFoundation]

It's great to know what parts resonated with you!