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Archaeologists at Sterkfontein cave, where Mrs. Ples was found.

Mrs. Ples is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus specimen ever found in South Africa. Many fossils of this species, which are considered to be the distant relatives of all humankind, have been found in the Sterkfontein area, in what has been designated the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, which is situated approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Pretoria. Mrs. Ples was discovered by Dr. Robert Broom and John T. Robinson on 18 April 1947. The cranial capacity is about 485 cubic centimeters. The catalog number for Mrs. Ples is STS 5.

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Maropeng - The Cradle of Humankind Maropeng - The Cradle of Humankind www.maropeng.co.za - Web

UNESCO - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swa... UNESCO - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=915 - Web

Metadata of STS 5 on NESPOS Metadata of STS 5 on NESPOS www.nespos.org/display/PublicNesposSpace/STS+5 - Web

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