Matt Caruana
@mattyc79.bsky.social
Lecturer at the Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg. Co-director of field research at Swartkrans Cave, Amanzi Springs and Wonderboom.
Archaeologist | Earlier Stone Age | Beer enthusiast
Archaeologist | Earlier Stone Age | Beer enthusiast
Just curious if there are fees for online attendance?
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Just curious if there are fees for online attendance?
There Will Be Blood
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There Will Be Blood
Amazing! Im sure he'd appreciate you reaching out!
September 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Amazing! Im sure he'd appreciate you reaching out!
Great to hear that Matt's paper and methods are useful to your exploration of quartzite outcrops! Have any flake scars been identified on outcrops there? Lotter be very excited to know!
September 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Great to hear that Matt's paper and methods are useful to your exploration of quartzite outcrops! Have any flake scars been identified on outcrops there? Lotter be very excited to know!
Photos were kindly provided by Prof. Jason Heaton
March 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Photos were kindly provided by Prof. Jason Heaton
The lower limb belonged to a female P. robustus, who stood a meter tall and weighed around 27 kgs. She's the smallest adult hominin known in the fossil record, and was preyed upon by a carnivore before her bones accumulated in the cave system.
March 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The lower limb belonged to a female P. robustus, who stood a meter tall and weighed around 27 kgs. She's the smallest adult hominin known in the fossil record, and was preyed upon by a carnivore before her bones accumulated in the cave system.