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Dawn of Humanity is a 2015 American documentary film that was released online on September 10, 2015, and aired nationwide in the United States on September 16, 2015. The PBS NOVA National Geographic film, in one episode of two hours, was directed and produced by Graham Townsley. The film describes the 2013 discovery, and later excavation, of the fossil remains of Homo naledi, an extinct species of hominin assigned to the genus Homo, found within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave system, located in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Additionally, the National Geographic Society has multiple videos on its website covering different phases of the discovery and excavation of the fossils during a two-year period. As of September 2015, fossils of at least fifteen individuals, amounting to 1550 specimens, have been excavated from the cave.
Original Release
09/16/2015
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Zeresenay Alemseged | Self |
| Lee Rogers Berger | Self |
| Matthew Berger | Matthew Berger |
| Pieter Boshoff | Self |
| Steven Churchill | Self |
| Viktor Deak | Self |
| Elen Feuerriegel | Self |
| William Harcourt-Smith | Self |
| John Hawks | Self |
| Amanda Henry | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Zeresenay Alemseged | Self |
| Lee Rogers Berger | Self |
| Matthew Berger | Matthew Berger |
| Pieter Boshoff | Self |
| Steven Churchill | Self |
| Viktor Deak | Self |
| Elen Feuerriegel | Self |
| William Harcourt-Smith | Self |
| John Hawks | Self |
| Amanda Henry | Self |
| Lindsey Hunter | Self |
| Rick Hunter | Self |
| Donald Carl Johanson | Self |
| Job Kibii | Self |
| Hannah Morris | Self |
| Rick Potts | Self |
| Patrick Randolph-Quinney | Self |
| Brian Richmond | Self |
| Jay O. Sanders | Self - Narrator |
| Peter Schmid | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paula Apsell | Executive Producer |
| Jared Lipworth | Executive Producer |
| Chris Schmidt | Executive Producer |
| Graham Townsley | Producer |
| Kristine Allington | Producer |
| Monica Barrios | Producer |
| Laurie Cahalane | Producer |
| David Condon | Producer |
| Julia Cort | Producer |
| Rachelle Keeling | Producer |
| Greg Kestin | Producer |
| Anna Rothschild | Producer |
| Melanie Wallace | Producer |
| Kevin Young | Producer |
