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Cave of Bones

By: Lee Berger, John Hawks
Narrated by: Lee Berger
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In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa—spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to have coexisted with Homo sapiens some 250,000 years ago. The lead researcher on the site, still Berger had never made his way into the dark, cramped, dangerous underground spaces where many of the naledi fossils had been found. Now he was ready to do so. Once inside the cave, Berger made shocking new discoveries that expand our understanding of this early hominid—discoveries that stand to alter our fundamental understanding of what makes us human. So what does it all mean? Join Berger on the adventure of a lifetime as he explores the Rising Star cave system and begins the complicated process of explaining these extraordinary finds—finds that force a rethinking of human evolution, and discoveries that Berger calls "the Rosetta stone of the human mind."

©2023 Lee Berger and John Hawks (P)2023 National Geographic Africa Anthropology Biological Sciences Evolution Evolution & Genetics Science Paleontology Natural History
Fascinating Discovery Story • Gripping Adventure Narrative • Excellent Scientific Explanations • Vivid Descriptive Writing
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very informative, great narration, very interesting, worthy of a registered or two. insightful, entertaining, excellent

excellent

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fascinating narrative of a new homo sapian branch I didn't know existed looking forward to the next instalment!

informative and exciting

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An amazing story of a dramatic paleoarcheology find that dramatically changes our understanding of evolution and what it means to be human. Riveting story that is performed perfectly by the author

An Amazing Story

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I had to stop listening to this at night because I wanted to hear what happened so didn't get enough sleep. The impact technology, geology, archeology, genetics, etc., have had on what we are discovering about how we got to where we are now is fascinating.

A cliffhanger in more ways than one

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Well written, digestible information, entertaining. I couldn’t ask for anything more! I’m going to purchase the hard copy just so I can have it in my physical library!

Great story

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. So much so that as soon as it was over I started it again. I might listen to it a third time to catch all the little pieces.

Fascinating stuff.

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A fascinating look into the passion of a scientist, and the astounding discoveries his team makes. A surprisingly accessible, compelling, and well-narrated book for its genre.

Well Done

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This book takes you into the lives and determination of the authors to go into the cave called The Rising Star and be there himself you can actually feel the fear & struggles. Great book, Narration was great

The Reality of It All

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Great listen. Didn’t know I was so into fossils. More words is not better another word

Very interesting

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A very compelling account of an ancient species. I look forward to the rest of the narrative. Highly recommend for anyone who loves all fossil things.

What a (hi)story!

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