151 – Dr Robyn Pickering – Australopithecus Sedeba Update

In today's episode, I talk to Dr Robyn Pickering from the University of Melbourne, with an update on the status of research regarding the discovery of Australopithecus Sedeba. Topics discussed include: – the age of the Australopithecus Sedeba has been confirmed – how the more accurate dates were determined – how does this relate to homo? – did Sedeba and Homo live side by side? – is there a 'discovery bias' in terms of what has been discovered so far? – were the caves that these bones found in habitable? – do we know much about the behaviour of these creatures? – what is the next step for research in this area? – what are the different forms of Australopithecus? Download MP3 of Ep 151 You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes