Phillip V. Tobias, one of the world's leading authorities on the evolution of mankind, has died today, June 7 2012.
"He started the current programme of excavation at Sterkfontein [a.k.a The Cradle of Mankind] in 1966 which is now the longest continuously active palaeoanthropological dig anywhere in the world, and has produced over 1 000 hominin fossils." - News24
According to news sources, Professor Phillip V. Tobias, aged 86, died after a long-suffered illness.
READ MORE about his life's work and contribution to the Palaeoanthropologist community.
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