Archaeologist and biological anthropologist Keneiloe Molopyane has explored some of the most challenging and dangerous excavation sites. She joins our HOT Topic series to share her experience as an "underground astronaut" at the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa — where the largest concentration of hominin fossils ever has been found, and to talk about discoveries that have advanced our understanding of our evolutionary history. This Zoom webinar aired November 17, 2022.

Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

Learn more about the HOT Topic series and get info about upcoming webinars on the museum's Events for Adults page: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/...

Smithsonian's Human Origins Website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/