Vol. 121 No. 1/2 (2025) | South African Journal of Science

Palesa P. Madupe, Fazeelah Munir, Marc Dickinson, Alberto J. Taurozzi, Meaghan Mackie, Mirriam Tawane, Catherine Mollereau, Nomawethu Hlazo, Kirsty Penkman, Lauren Schroeder, Clément Zanolli, Jesper V. Olsen, Rebecca R. Ackermann, Enrico Cappellini

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Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls

Lauren Schroeder, Paige Madison, Rebecca R. Ackermann

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100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa

Dipuo W. Kgotleng, Stella Basinyi, Wendy Black, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise

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Guest Leader

The Taung Child then and now: Commemorating its centenary in a postcolonial age

Perspective

Palaeoanthropology in Kenya: After discovery of the Taung Child

Review Article

Looking for the origins of the human brain: The role of South Africa in the history of palaeoneurology

Unpacking the ‘explorer’ narrative and its impacts on African palaeoanthropology

The development of chemical approaches to fossil hominin ecology in South Africa

Taung and beyond: The mining history, geology and taphonomy of Australopithecus in South Africa

The ground beneath our feet: A critical reflection on 135 years of landscape evolution models for southern Africa

Hominin heritage: How institutional repositories are managing collections, collaboration and repatriation

Research Article

Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull

The children of Taung: Journeying from a rural village to the global stage: The perception of the local community and views regarding the development of the site and the curation of the skull

Results from an Australopithecus africanus dental enamel fragment confirm the potential of palaeoproteomics for South African Plio-Pleistocene fossil sites

Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls

100 Years of palaeo-research and its relevance for transformation and social cohesion in South Africa

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