Curious about early humans? Come learn about one of the oldest and most impactful fossils, discovered 100 years ago! Found in a mine in South Africa in 1925, the Taung child is one of the most significant finds in paleoanthropology. Join PhD student Daniel Biggs to learn more about the history of Australopithecus, and how a single fossil sparked a century of research on human origins in Africa! 

Daniel Biggs is a graduate student at The George Washington University interested in understanding the evolutionary relationships of hominins and hominoids, and the history of how that understanding was achieved.

The Expert Is In program provides opportunities for museum visitors to have informal conversations with scientists, and is not a formal lecture program. Drop in and join the conversation!