Lee Berger (paleoanthropologist)

Lee Rogers Berger (born December 22, 1965) is an American-born South African paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is best known for his discovery of the ''Australopithecus sediba'' type site, Malapa; his leadership of Rising Star Expedition in the excavation of ''Homo naledi'' at Rising Star Cave; and the Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis.

Berger is known not only for his discoveries, but also for his unusually public persona in paleoanthropology, and for making his most notable discoveries open-access projects. He gives hundreds of talks per year, and has had a close relationship with National Geographic for many years, appearing in several of their shows and documentaries. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Building a nation one project at a time: Reply to ‘On human evolution, <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> and nation building’

    Building a nation one project at a time: Reply to ‘On human evolution, <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> and nation building’ by Lee R. Berger

    Published 2012-01-01
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    Mandibular ramus morphology and species identification in Australopithecus sediba

    Mandibular ramus morphology and species identification in Australopithecus sediba by John Hawks, Lee R. Berger

    Published 2022-03-01
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    Discovering Hominins - Application of Medical Computed Tomography (CT) to Fossil-Bearing Rocks from the Site of Malapa, South Africa.

    Discovering Hominins - Application of Medical Computed Tomography (CT) to Fossil-Bearing Rocks from the Site of Malapa, South Africa. by Jacqueline S Smilg, Lee R Berger

    Published 2015-01-01
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    Investigation of a credible report by a US Marine on the location of the missing Peking Man fossils

    Investigation of a credible report by a US Marine on the location of the missing Peking Man fossils by Lee R. Berger, Wu Liu, Xiujie Wu

    Published 2012-03-01
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    Immature remains and the first partial skeleton of a juvenile Homo naledi, a late Middle Pleistocene hominin from South Africa.

    Immature remains and the first partial skeleton of a juvenile Homo naledi, a late Middle Pleistocene hominin from South Africa. by Debra R Bolter, Marina C Elliott, John Hawks, Lee R Berger

    Published 2020-01-01
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    Correction: Small-Bodied Humans from Palau, Micronesia.

    Correction: Small-Bodied Humans from Palau, Micronesia. by Lee R. Berger, Steven E. Churchill, Bonita De Klerk, Rhonda L. Quinn

    Published 2008-01-01
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    Small-bodied humans from Palau, Micronesia.

    Small-bodied humans from Palau, Micronesia. by Lee R Berger, Steven E Churchill, Bonita De Klerk, Rhonda L Quinn

    Published 2008-03-01
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    Homo naledi and Pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial Africa

    Homo naledi and Pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial Africa by Lee R Berger, John Hawks, Paul HGM Dirks, Marina Elliott, Eric M Roberts

    Published 2017-05-01
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    Carnivoran remains from the Malapa hominin site, South Africa.

    Carnivoran remains from the Malapa hominin site, South Africa. by Brian F Kuhn, Lars Werdelin, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Rodrigo S Lacruz, Lee R Berger

    Published 2011-01-01
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    An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

    An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa by Juliet K. Brophy, Debra R. Bolter, Marina Elliott, John Hawks, Lee R. Berger

    Published 2024-12-01
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    Taphonomic Analysis of the Faunal Assemblage Associated with the Hominins (Australopithecus sediba) from the Early Pleistocene Cave Deposits of Malapa, South Africa.

    Taphonomic Analysis of the Faunal Assemblage Associated with the Hominins (Australopithecus sediba) from the Early Pleistocene Cave Deposits of Malapa, South Africa. by Aurore Val, Paul H G M Dirks, Lucinda R Backwell, Francesco d'Errico, Lee R Berger

    Published 2015-01-01
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    A comparison of hominin teeth from Lincoln Cave, Sterkfontein L/63, and the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    A comparison of hominin teeth from Lincoln Cave, Sterkfontein L/63, and the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa by Juliet K. Brophy, Joel Irish, Steve E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, John Hawks, Lee R. Berger

    Published 2019-05-01
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    Developmental simulation of the adult cranial morphology of Australopithecus sediba

    Developmental simulation of the adult cranial morphology of Australopithecus sediba by Keely B. Carlson, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Thomas J. DeWitt, Kieran P. McNulty, Kristian J. Carlson, Paul Tafforeau, Lee R. Berger

    Published 2016-07-01
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    Response to Thackeray (2016) – The possibility of lichen growth on bones of Homo naledi: Were they exposed to light?

    Response to Thackeray (2016) – The possibility of lichen growth on bones of Homo naledi: Were they exposed to light? by Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney, Lucinda R. Backwell, Lee R. Berger, John Hawks, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Eric M. Roberts, Godwin Nhauro, Jan Kramers

    Published 2016-09-01
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    Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease

    Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease by Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney, Scott A. Williams, Maryna Steyn, Marc R. Meyer, Smilg S. Jacqueline, Steven E. Churchill, Edward J. Odes, Tanya Augustine, Paul Tafforeau, Lee R. Berger

    Published 2016-07-01
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    New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back

    New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back by Scott A Williams, Thomas Cody Prang, Marc R Meyer, Thierra K Nalley, Renier Van Der Merwe, Christopher Yelverton, Daniel García-Martínez, Gabrielle A Russo, Kelly R Ostrofsky, Jeffrey Spear, Jennifer Eyre, Mark Grabowski, Shahed Nalla, Markus Bastir, Peter Schmid, Steven E Churchill, Lee R Berger

    Published 2021-11-01
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    The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa

    The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa by Paul HGM Dirks, Eric M Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Jan D Kramers, John Hawks, Anthony Dosseto, Mathieu Duval, Marina Elliott, Mary Evans, Rainer Grün, John Hellstrom, Andy IR Herries, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Tebogo V Makhubela, Christa J Placzek, Jessie Robbins, Carl Spandler, Jelle Wiersma, Jon Woodhead, Lee R Berger

    Published 2017-05-01
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    Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods

    Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods by Justin A. Ledogar, Amanda L. Smith, Stefano Benazzi, Gerhard W. Weber, Mark A. Spencer, Keely B. Carlson, Kieran P. McNulty, Paul C. Dechow, Ian R. Grosse, Callum F. Ross, Brian G. Richmond, Barth W. Wright, Qian Wang, Craig Byron, Kristian J. Carlson, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Lee R. Berger, Kelli Tamvada, Leslie C. Pryor, Michael A. Berthaume, David S. Strait

    Published 2016-02-01
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    Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa by Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger, Eric M Roberts, Jan D Kramers, John Hawks, Patrick S Randolph-Quinney, Marina Elliott, Charles M Musiba, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Peter Schmid, Lucinda R Backwell, Georgy A Belyanin, Pedro Boshoff, K Lindsay Hunter, Elen M Feuerriegel, Alia Gurtov, James du G Harrison, Rick Hunter, Ashley Kruger, Hannah Morris, Tebogo V Makhubela, Becca Peixotto, Steven Tucker

    Published 2015-09-01
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    New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa

    New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Eric M Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M Garvin, Scott A Williams, Lucas K Delezene, Elen M Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L Kivell, Myra F Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M DeSilva, Shara E Bailey, Juliet K Brophy, Marc R Meyer, Matthew M Skinner, Matthew W Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S Walker, Timothy L Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger

    Published 2017-05-01
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