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Age of death - Malapa Hominin 1

HeritageAuthority: 

PermitID: 

3088

PermitHolder: 

PermitDate: 

Monday, March 9, 2020 to Monday, August 31, 2020

NHRA: 

Activities: 

Conditions: 

The permit is issued to Prof Lee R. Berger (Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand) to temporarily export three mandibular fragments (UW88-244, UW88-245 & UW88-246) of fossil individual MH1 and a fossil-bearing rock (UW88-140509-B040) from Malapa National Heritage Site as well as a plaster jacket (UW101-2076) from Rising Star paleontological site within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site for synchrotron scanning at the ESRF, Grenoble, France. The material is currently housed at the Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI), University of the Witwatersrand.

Conditions:

1. Only the selected representatives of the material stored in the collection may be exported.

2. The material must be carefully packed and all packaging must be clearly marked with the name of the site (if known), and the name and address of the permit holder or the ESI.

3. The material will be hand-carried by Prof Lee Berger to the ESRF in March 2020 and back in or before August 2020. The material, when not being scanned, must be safely stored and locked away at the ESRF.

4. Prof Lee Berger is responsible for the analysis of the material, its safe storage when abroad and its transport to and from the above mentioned institutions/collections.

5. The material must be used for study purposes only, and may not be sold or exchanged.

6. The material may not be loaned to any person or institution other than the above stated participants in the study, without the consent of SAHRA.

7. No destructive analysis or sampling may be undertaken.

8. A report on the activities undertaken in terms of this permit must be emailed to apmpermitreports@sahra.org.za before 31 December 2020 using the template in the following link: https://sahris.sahra.org.za/content/apmpermitreports.

9. Copies of any papers that may result from the export of the material must be lodged with SAHRA.

10. SAHRA shall not be liable for any losses, damages or injuries to persons or properties as a result of any activities in connection with this permit.

11. SAHRA reserves the right to cancel this permit by notice to the permit holder.

12. Should any legal proceedings arise with regard to this permit or the transport and loan of the material, these proceedings must be addressed within in the South African legislative framework.

13. Request to renew permits must be done at least two months prior to the expiry of the existing permit.

PermitFeePaidDate: 

09/03/2020

PDF of Permit: 

 
 

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