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Nomawethu Hlazo is a researcher based at the Evolutionary Studies Institute and Rising Star, Cradle of Humankind. She is also a doctoral student at the University of Cape Town, having completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Archaeology, followed by a BSc (Hons) and a Master's degree (with distinction). Her research concentrates on geometric morphometrics, and she intends to apply new techniques such as palaeoproteomics to investigate shape change as well as the evolutionary processes and ecological niches occupied by the genus Paranthropus and other species. She has worked at several sites, both in the Cradle of Humankind and in Kenya, and her research has demonstrated that fossil hominins are more diverse and variable than previously expected.
Affiliation(s): University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand
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Published Work: Hlazo, N. P., Schroeder, L., Ritzman, T., & Ackermann, R. R. (2026). The role of selection in shaping the craniomandibular morphology of Paranthropus. In P. J. Constantino, K. E. Reed, & B. A. Wood (Eds.), The forgotten lineage(s): The palaeobiology of Paranthropus (pp. 45–65). Springer.
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Godfrey K. Sang is a historical researcher and writer with interests in Kalenjin biographies and Adventist history, and is also a political pundit analysing the Kenyan political scene. He holds a BA in History from the University of Eastern Africa Baraton, along with several qualifications from other universities. He is a published author and co-authored 'On the Wings of a Sparrow: How the Seventh-day Adventist Church Came to Western Kenya'.
Affiliation(s): University of Eastern Africa
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Published Work: Sang, G. K., & Kili, H. K. (2016). On the wings of a sparrow: How the Seventh-day Adventist Church came to Western Kenya. Gapman Publications Limited.
Nomawethu Hlazo is a researcher based at the Evolutionary Studies Institute and Rising Star, Cradle of Humankind. She is also a doctoral student at the University of Cape Town, having completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Archaeology, followed by a BSc (Hons) and a Master's degree (with distinction). Her research concentrates on geometric morphometrics, and she intends to apply new techniques such as palaeoproteomics to investigate shape change as well as the evolutionary processes and ecological niches occupied by the genus Paranthropus and other species. She has worked at several sites, both in the Cradle of Humankind and in Kenya, and her research has demonstrated that fossil hominins are more diverse and variable than previously expected.
Hlazo, N. P., Schroeder, L., Ritzman, T., & Ackermann, R. R. (2026). The role of selection in shaping the craniomandibular morphology of Paranthropus. In P. J. Constantino, K. E. Reed, & B. A. Wood (Eds.), The forgotten lineage(s): The palaeobiology of Paranthropus (pp. 45–65). Springer.
