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Dr. Tracey Kivell, University of Kent, who gave the 2016 William King Lecture entitled "Mysteries of our newest extinct relative: Homo naledi and the Rising Star Cave"
with conference organisers Dr. Hienz Peter Nasheuer (right) and Dr John Murray
(and a replica of the H. naledi skull).


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John discusses the Homo naledi skull with some of the audience after Dr. Kivell's lecture.



Dr. John Murray remembers the late Prof. Mike Williams.

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     Cast of Homo naledi's hand compared to a modern hand

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Our secretary, Louis, with some of the visitors to our display in the NUIG Concourse during the IRGM59 conference.

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Fiona Stapleton, GGA Chair, discussing one of the fossils with a visitor.

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 The GGA sponsored the award for the best student talk at the conference. Fiona presents the certificate to the winner, Gavin Kenny of Trinity College, Dublin.

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