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	Prominent People - Mrs Ples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		"Mrs Ples" is the nickname for the perfect parts of a fossilized skull discovered by Dr Robert Broom on 18 April 1947 at Sterkfontein Caves near Krugersdorp in South Africa.
		Mrs Ples is believed to be a distant relative of all humankind.
		Although Mrs Ples was discovered in 1947, she continues to be a subject of great interest and surprises are revealed as technology develops, permitting new ways of analysing the fossils.
	www.prominentpeople.co.za /people/14.php (429 words)

	Mrs. Ples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ples (born circa 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago) is the popular nickname for the most complete skull of an Australopithecus africanus ever found in the world.
		Ples was derived from the scientific designation initially given to the skull by Dr. Broom, Plesianthropus transvaalensis (near-man from the Transvaal).
		Ples the South African counterpart to the famous fossil nicknamed "Lucy".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mrs_Ples (258 words)

	Wes U Archaeology Collections CATALOG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ples was probably a middle-aged female at the time of death.
		Ples' face projects in front of the brain case (prognathism).
		Ples has a cranial capacity of 485cc, well above the modern ape average of 350-400 cc, and a forward placed foramen magnum, indicating that she had maintained an erect posture.
	www.wesleyan.edu /archprog/MrsPles.htm (136 words)

	Mrs Ples and our distant relatives
		"Mrs Ples" is the nickname for a fossil that was discovered by Dr Robert Broom of the Transvaal Museum at the Sterkfontein Caves in 1947.
		The possibility that "Mrs Ples" was really a male is currently being given attention, based in part on studies of prominent ridges ("anterior pillars") associated with the roots of canine teeth, analysed by CT scans.
		My dream of having one copy of Mrs Ples per school in the country within a period of 20 years is an attainable objective, one that may help to stimulate new young minds to turn to palaeontology as a career, to address many of the challenging questions which are currently being raised by new discoveries.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2001/may/ples.htm (1092 words)

	New Page 1
		"Mrs Ples" is the nickname of a fossil skull which is believed by many scientists to represent a distant relative of all humankind.
		"Mrs Ples" is almost human in the sense that she could walk upright, like humans, but she had a small brain, similar in size to that of a modern chimpanzee.
		Mrs Ples and Sts 14: Dr Francis Thackeray and French colleagues have proposed a hypothesis that a partial skeleton of Australopithecus africanus, otherwise known simply by its catalogue number Sts 14, may belong to the same individual represented by Mrs Ples (catalogued as Sts 5).
	www.nfi.org.za /palaeo/mrsples.htm (703 words)

	www.past.co.za \| news Skull scan shows Mrs Ples was really a Mister
		A CAT scan of the roots of Mrs Ples' teeth indicated that the 2.5-million-year-old skull was that of a male in his late adolescence, and not a female, as had been thought ever since its discovery 55 years ago, he said.
		What if the car was hijacked and we lost Mrs Ples?" At the hospital the skull was subjected to CAT scan technology, which is normally used to detect tumours in the brain.
		"We'll still refer to 'her' affectionately as Mrs Ples." A type of ceremony to change the name might be an idea, as long as it did not involve a baptism with water, Thackeray said.
	www.past.co.za /news/898791.htm (532 words)

	THE SKELETON OF MRS PLES
		Mrs Ples is the popular name of the world’s most complete skull of Australopithecus africanus, a species which is well represented by fossils from Sterkfontein in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, situated approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Pretoria.
		Mrs Ples was discovered by Dr Robert Broom and John Robinson in April 1947.
		Recent X-ray analysis of the roots of the teeth of Mrs Ples has suggested that it was a sub-adult, at the same stage of development as the specimen represented by the partial skeleton.
	www.nfi.org.za /palaeo/Sts14.htm (587 words)

	Human Ancestors Hall: STS 5
		Ples that the Transvaal early human fossils were taken seriously.
		Ples that this feature was correctly dismissed by the anatomists of the day, as Mrs.
		As a side interest, notice the wedge-shaped portion of the frontal bone that is reconstructed in this cast, and follow the crack around to the rear of the skull.
	www.mnh.si.edu /anthro/humanorigins/ha/sts5.html (290 words)

	The Missing Link Found In South Africa?
		Mrs Ples' brain size was small, similar in size to the chimpanzee, but she was able to walk upright.
		Mrs Ples, often referred to as The Missing Link, is perhaps only one of many links in the evolutionary chain.
		Mrs Ples and co. had the ability to control the use of fire.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/58.html (531 words)

	Mr. Ples Throws Scientists Into A Tizzy
		Ples, a relative of early humans, didn't have such a big brain after all, a new study reveals.
		Ples, found by Alun Hughes and Phillip Tobias in South Africa in 1989, is 2.6 to 2.8 million years old and is thought to have belonged to an australopithecine.
		Ples' skull is well-preserved on one side but partly open on the other.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/1998-06/WUSo-MPTS-120698.php (804 words)

	Athena Review: Sterkfontein skull remeasured
		Ples" (Stw 505) had an endocranial size of 515 cc, somewhat smaller than recent estimates of about 600 cc.
		Ples was found by Broom 50 years ago, it was accordingly called "Mr.
		Ples." To arrive at their measurement of the brain size of Mr.
	www.athenapub.com /sterkf01.htm (570 words)

	Deep Thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When researchers announced earlier this month that Mr Ples, a relative of early humans, had a smaller brain than previously expected, the scientific world was thrown into a tizzy.
		It was very similar indeed to that of the skull which had earlier been called "Mrs Ples" (pictured) and so, as our new one was obviously a male of the same kind of creature, we called it Mr Ples.
		Back to Mr Ples and his brain: it is unlikely that either Mr or Mrs Ples could speak and perhaps they wouldn't have had very much to speak about.
	www.scienceagogo.com /news/19980526043742data_trunc_sys.shtml (3109 words)

	OPENING EXHIBITION OF THE TRANSVAAL MUSEUM
		CT scans of the hip bone of a specimen of Australopithecus africanus confirm that "Mrs Ples" and her relatives walked upright but also had the ability to be agile in trees, at a time when African climates were different from those of the present time.
		Today we are particularly pleased that the real "Mrs Ples" has come out of her strong room - or rather out of the "Broom Room", giving South Africans an opportunity to see the original specimen, as part of a programme of events marking the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of "Mrs Ples".
		Each school returned with a replica of "Mrs Ples", something for children to see and touch in classrooms where future generations of palaeontologists can be encouraged to learn about this country's palaeontological heritage.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/1997/04070w44397.htm (1079 words)

	Cradle of Humankind
		This complex series of caves is the site where Mrs Ples, the skull of a 2 million year old female, was found.
		It is at the Sterkfontein site that the famous Mrs Ples (Plesianthropus transvaalenis) was discovered by Dr Robert Broom.
		The skull was that of a female, and became known as Mrs Ples.
	www.places.co.za /html/sterkfontein_caves.html (417 words)

	This Could Be Your Oldest Relative . . . (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ples is believed to be about two million years old and the 4-year-old child about 2.7 million years old.
		Ples was taken for a Cat scan to try to clarify her identity.
		The original skull and Mrs Ples, another Australopithecus africanus skull found by Robert Broom at Sterkfontein in 1947, are kept at the Wits Medical School in Johannesburg.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1624293/posts (2949 words)

	Man Ples Sante Noumea on AIDS awareness tour
		An association called Man Ples Sante Noumea is currently visiting various schools, dispensaries and the Northern District Hospital to conduct awareness on the deadly HIV/AIDS virus and other diseases.
		Mrs Nargueute said their group is carrying out awareness on HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and diabetes.
		She expressed concern about the lack of mass awareness about the deadly AIDS virus here and urged authorities to wake up to the potential threat the disease poses on the country.
	www.news.vu /en/living/health/man-ples-sante-noumea-on-.shtml (341 words)

	South Africa Trip Log
		Ples, the most complete Plesianthropus skull, was discovered.
		While there, he asked us to notice any stratigraphy in the talus cone (we didn't see any) and then related to us the tale of the discovery of Mrs.
		Robert Broom, the discoverer and force behind much of the anthropology that occurred at Sterkfontein, was criticized by geologists for ignoring the stratigraphic position of the fossils he uncovered.
	www.gps.caltech.edu /news/features/southafrica/day10log.html (1108 words)

	Mrs Ples fossil to be displayed at opening of new facilities at Sterkfontein Caves, 29 Sept
		Mrs Ples fossil to be displayed at opening of new facilities at Sterkfontein Caves, 29 Sept
		The real Mrs Ples fossil, first discovered on 18 April 1947 at the Sterkfontein Caves in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, will return for a special once-off appearance on the day of the official opening of the new facilities and hominid exhibition at the Sterkfontein Caves.
		Mrs Ples will be accompanied by an additional three original fossils.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2005/05092912451005.htm (206 words)

	Robert Broom Biography \| World of Biology
		Ples." The name stems from Broom's initial description of the hominid as Plesianthropus,meaning almost man. In 1995, however, Mrs.
		Ples after a reanalysis determined its sex was male.
		Ples and many of Broom's other findings are housed at the Transvaal Museum.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/robert-broom-wob (502 words)

	John Stegmann's evolution cartoon
		Ples: Maybe I need to do some more research.
		Ples, but does not give any further information.
		Another book says that Dr. Robert Broom discovered the skull at Sterkfontein Caves in 1936, and goes on, "This, and later finds over a long period, proved that Australopithecus was indeed an intermediate stage between ape and man".
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Vista/3255/evolution.htm (1034 words)

	Australopithecus africanus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ples by the press (though the skull is now thought to have belonged to a young male).
		The lack of facial projection in comparison to apes was noted by Raymond Dart (including from Taung Child), a trait in common with more advanced hominines.
		Ples and Sts 71, other more primitive features including ape-like curved fingers for tree climbing are also present.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australopithecus_africanus (717 words)

	www.primeorigins.co.za \| news Surprise museum find links Mrs Ples skull to rest of body
		Until the scan, the skull was thought to be that of an adult woman of the species Australopithecus Africanus - from which the name Mrs Ples was derived.
		The scan showed that the skull was that of a young, adult male of the same species, and has been dubbed Master Ples.
		Further investigations showed that the Ples skull and the Sts 14 bones were found in the same geographic area - the skull on April 18, 1947, and the other parts of the skeleton in August that same year.
	www.primeorigins.co.za /news/995643.htm (364 words)

	#10
		Peter and I were both very interested in going to the Sterkfontein Caves after a previous visit to the Transvaal Museum where we saw a replica of the famous Mrs.
		The skull - thought to be a female specimen - was nicknamed Mrs.
		Well after discovering that Mrs Ples was indeed better equipped than us in posture and locomotion to crawl through caves Peter announced that he would NOT be interested in going into ANY MORE caves for the rest of his life!!!
	members.fortunecity.com /buddiesviawia/myworldviawia/id19.html (1284 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Many did not believe Raymond Dart's claim that the juvenile fossil was a member of the human lineage, not the apes.
		It took the help of Robert Broom and the discovery of a number of additional fossils, including 'Mrs.
		Ples', to convincingly place the Taung Child in lineage of humans.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~jasonww/africa/johannesburg.html (158 words)

	In and Around Pretoria
		Ples is a nickname of a skull that was found here that is the most complete skull found of Australopithicus africanus.
		The Transvaal Museum is involved in research on Mrs.
		This is a group of kids who were part of a field trip to the museum and then the caves.
	pages.interlog.com /~aneilson/africa/pretoria.htm (990 words)

	Are evolutionists the ones with closed minds?
		to announce the celebration in April of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of “Mrs Ples”, a fossil skull said to be 2.5 million years old.
		“Mrs Ples” was discovered in April 1947 by Robert Broom and John Robinson at the Sterkfontein Caves, near Pretoria.
		Ples” is believed by many to represent a species (Australopithecus africanus) from which all humankind evolved.
	www.answersingenesis.org /docs/506.asp (1620 words)

	Fossils (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Amongst the most remarkable findings to have been made is the famous Mrs.
		Ples and 'Little Foot', a 3,3 million-year old, almost complete, ape-man skeleton.
		Ples (Plesianthropus Transvaalenis) discovered by DR Robert Broom, who once described this as the anthropological treasure house of the world.
	www.valleyofancestors.com /body_fossils.html (362 words)

	Dr Robert Broom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Physician and palaeontologist, discoverer of “Mrs Ples” A ustralopithecus africanus
		Professor Robert Broom was born on 30 November 1866 Paisley, Scotland to a poor family.
		http://www.hps.com/~tpg/vac/southafrica/sterkfontein/thumb/mrs_ples_found_here-1-0.html - to view the location where Mrs Ples was found.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/people/broom-r.htm (224 words)

	Sterkfontein's old, old bones - SouthAfrica.info
		Three million years of human activity have taken place in and around these caves, including man's earliest-known mastery of fire, and forty percent of all the world's human ancestor fossils have been found here.
		The Australopithecus africanus Mrs Ples (now believed to be a Mister Ples), dating back 2.5-million years, and found by Robert Bloom in 1947.
		Little Foot, an almost complete ape-man skeleton that could be just over 4 million years old, the first pieces - footbones - of which were found by Ronald Clarke and Phillip Tobias in 1995 (the bones had lain in a box since the late 1970s, when they were excavated).
	www.southafrica.info /heritage/sterkfontein.htm (1218 words)

	sa_johannesburg2
		Ples, a 2.5 million-year-old human skull discovered in 1947.
		For this reason, among others, the area is marketed as the 'cradel' or place where the human species began.
		An amphitheater, restaurant, conference center, craft centers and a museum lie adjacent to the Sterkfontein Caves (Mrs.
	www.africa-ata.org /sa_johannesburg2.htm (223 words)

	South African Journal of Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The discovery of the ‘Mrs Ples’ skull specimen - J.T. Robinson...
		CT scans of trabecular bone structures in the ilia of Sts 14 (Australopithecus africanus), Homo sapiens and Pan paniscus - V. Galichon and J.F. Thackeray...
		The bony labyrinth of Sts 5 (‘Mrs Ples’) - F.
	www.nrf.ac.za /sajs/co_apr97.stm (533 words)

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