New dating methods amongst the Top 10 Scientific discoveries of the Year

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New methods were used to date the Hofmeyr skull. Credit: Luci Betti-Nash
New methods were used to date the Hofmeyr skull. Credit: Luci Betti-Nash

Time Magazine has named a study by Oxford researchers, using new dating techniques on a human skull to help find out where our most recent common ancestor came from, as one of the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of the Year.


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