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| | name = Matthew Scott Berger | |||
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| '''Matthew Scott Berger''' (born 1998) is a South African-American who is well known for his discovery of ] at the age of nine. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Moseman |first1=Andrew |title=9-Year-Old Kid Literally Stumbled on Stunning Fossils of a New Hominid |url=https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/9-year-old-kid-literally-stumbled-on-stunning-fossils-of-a-new-hominid |website=Discover Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dugger and Wilford |first1=Celia W. and John Noble |title=New Hominid Species Discovered in South Africa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/science/09fossil.html#:~:text=Berger%2C%2044%2C%20and%20a%20team,has%20been%20named%20Australopithecus%20sediba. |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gavshon and Carter |first1=Michael and Sarah |title=Fossil Find New Branch in Human Family Tree? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fossil-find-new-branch-in-human-family-tree-09-04-2010/ |website=CBS News}}</ref> | |||
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| == Early life and education == | |||
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| Berger was born in ]. His father, ], is a ] and ] Explorer-in-Residence<ref>{{cite web |title=Lee R. Berger |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/lee-r-berger |website=National Geographic}}</ref>. His mother, Jacqueline, is a ]. Berger has an older sister. | |||
| Berger attended primary school and high school at ] in Johannesburg, and graduated in 2016. He went on to receive a ] degree from ] majoring in ] and ] and minoring in ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Berger - Class of 2021 |url=https://anthropology.ua.edu/quotes/matthew-berger/ |website=University of Alabama Department of Anthropology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Berger, C. Earle Smith Award for Excellence |url=https://honors.as.ua.edu/department-awards/matthew-berger-c-earle-smith-award-for-excellence-in-anthropology/ |website=University of Alabama College of Arts & Science}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UA Experience: Matthew Berger |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYYnj0PQ8c&ab_channel=TheUniversityofAlabama |website=Youtube |publisher=The University of Alabama}}</ref>. As of May 2022, he is attending the ] to receive a ] degree in film and television production. | |||
| == Discovery of Australopithecus sediba == | |||
| ] that he found on the ] Nature Reserve]] | |||
| On the 15th of August 2008, 9-year-old Matthew, accompanied his father ] and then post-doctoral student, Dr. Job Kibii on a fossil hunting expedition on the Malapa Nature Reserve. After arriving at the ] Cave site, Matthew ran off after his dog, Tau, away from the site. Within minutes, Matthew had stumbled upon the first remains of an early human ancestor - a ] and a ] embedded in a rock lying next to a lighting struck tree.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maugh II |first1=Thomas H. |title=2-Million-Year-Old Fossils Offer Look at Human Evolution |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/09/science/la-sci-hominid9-2010apr09 |date=April 9, 2010}}</ref> Subsequent excavation, headed by his father, led to the discovery of numerous fossils nearby that dated back nearly two million years belonging to a new species of early human ancestor, ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Australopithecus sediba |url=https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/australopithecus-sediba |website=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural history}}</ref> | |||
| == Involvement in the Discovery of Homo naledi == | |||
| On the 13th of September 2013, South African cavers, Rick Hunter and Steve Tucker discovered the first fossils of an early human ancestor, ] while exploring the ] system in the ], South Africa. These first fossils were found in the Dinaledi Chamber which could only be accessed by a narrow, vertical "chute" or "chimney" measuring {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}} long with an average width of {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Dirks2015>{{Cite journal | |||
| |title = Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species ''Homo naledi'' from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa | |||
| |journal = ] | |||
| |date = 2015 | |||
| |issn = 2050-084X | |||
| |pmc = 4559842 | |||
| |pages = e09561 | |||
| |volume = 4 | |||
| |doi = 10.7554/eLife.09561 | |||
| |last=Dirks |first=Paul H. G. M. | |||
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| |pmid=26354289 | |||
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| |Paul HGM Dirks | |||
| |Lee R Berger | |||
| |Eric M Roberts | |||
| |Jan D Kramers | |||
| |John Hawks | |||
| |Patrick S Randolph-Quinney | |||
| |Marina Elliott | |||
| |Charles M Musiba | |||
| |Steven E Churchill | |||
| |Darryl J de Ruiter | |||
| |Peter Schmid | |||
| |Lucinda R Backwell | |||
| |Georgy A Belyanin | |||
| |Pedro Boshoff | |||
| |K Lindsay Hunter | |||
| |Elen M Feuerriegel | |||
| |Alia Gurtov | |||
| |James du G Harrison | |||
| |Rick Hunter | |||
| |Ashley Kruger | |||
| |Hannah Morris | |||
| |Tebogo V Makhubela | |||
| |Becca Peixotto | |||
| |Steven Tucker | |||
| }}</ref><ref name="SEC-20131113">{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Steven |title=Rising Star Expedition |publisher=Speleological Exploration Club |date=13 November 2013 | url=http://www.sec-caving.co.za/2013/11/rising-star-expedition.html |access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sec-caving.co.za/2014/07/rising-star-expedition-finds-over-1000.html|title=SEC-Caving: Rising Star Expedition Finds over 1,000 Hominid Fossils|author=André Doussy|work=sec-caving.co.za}}</ref> | |||
| After showing the initial photos of the discovery to Paleoanthropologist ], a phone call was made to ] asking to fund an expedition to excavate them. However, after getting the go-ahead to start assembling a team for the expedition, Lee knew he had to get more proof that these photos were showing what looked like new hominid fossils just laying on top of the soil in the cave chamber. He called for his son, Matthew, who was physically appropriate to fit down the narrow opening in the cave and who was also trained in taking scientific photos. A few days later, Matthew, Lee, Rick, Steve and a few other members of their caving club, returned to the cave system. After 45 minutes of spelunking through the cave system, they reached the top of the chute where Matthew descended after Rick into the Dinaledi Chamber. Once reaching the bottom, Matthew came face-to-face with hundreds of fossils laying at his feet. He emerged from the chamber over 45 minutes later with pictures that would confirm the discovery was as important as those initial photos showed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our incredible origins: The astonishing tale of Homo naledi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gspjzX0Pq3U&ab_channel=NewScientist |website=Youtube |publisher=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explorer Lee Berger on the Discovery of New Species Homo Naledi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vegzmFbHMeU&ab_channel=WorldScienceFestival |website=Youtube |publisher=World Science Festival}}</ref> | |||
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