Dawn of Humanity
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Dawn of Humanity is a 2015 American documentary film that was released online on September 10, 2015, and aired nationwide in the United States on September 16, 2015. The PBS NOVA National Geographic film, in one episode of two hours, was directed and produced by Graham Townsley. The film describes the 2013 discovery, and later excavation, of the fossil remains of Homo naledi, an extinct species of hominin assigned to the genus Homo, found within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave system, located in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Additionally, the National Geographic Society has multiple videos on its website covering different phases of the discovery and excavation of the fossils during a two-year period. Template:As of, fossils of at least fifteen individuals, amounting to 1550 specimens, have been excavated from the cave.
See also
- Human evolution
- Human timeline
- Life timeline
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of human evolution fossils (with images)
- Nature timeline
- Origins of Us (2011 BBC documentary)
- Prehistoric Autopsy (2012 BBC documentary)
- The Incredible Human Journey (2009 BBC documentary)
- Underground Astronauts
