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First Humans : Cave Discovery (Original title)
Date: 27 September 2015 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Graham Townsley

Synopsis: The story of the discovery of remains of an entirely new species of human ancestor, Homo naledi. In 2013 two cave enthusiasts exploring a deep cave system, called Rising Star, near Johannesburg in South Africa discovered fossilised remains in a hidden chamber. The cavers took photographs to an expert in paleoanthropology who instantly recognised the bones as hominid.

Genre:
Documentary

Subjects:
Hominidae, Archaeology, South Africa, Anthropology

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 27 September 2015Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 20:00-21:00Runtime: 47 mins 02 secs - Digital Terrestrial - Language: English - Colour - Sound