Professor Lee Berger’s recently discovered Australopithecus sediba fossils, unearthed in the Cradle of Humankind outside Johannesburg, will be on display at Origins Centre on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand from April 27 - May 15 2010.
The find of a new species of hominid that could be as old as 2-million years has been proclaimed as having vast significance for the debate surrounding human ancestry.
To enable as many members of the public as possible to view the new hominid species, Origins Centre has reduced its entrance fees over the period of the exhibition. From Mondays to Saturdays, the normal fee of R65 per person will be reduced to R35 per person. On Sundays, as well as on Freedom Day (April 27), an entrance fee of just R15 per person will apply.
The reduced fee will entitle visitors to a full tour of the museum as well as to view the fossils. Unashamedly Africa-centric, Origins Centre traces the development of art, symbolism and technology on the continent, and celebrates Africa as the source of many aspects that contribute to modern man.
The high-tech museum is located on the corner of Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue, in Wits University in Braamfontein.
Further information can be obtained by calling
011 717 4700