Geological map and cross-section of the Rising Star cave system. (A) Geological Map showing the distribution of chert-free dolomite and fracture systems controlling the cave. Inset shows the location of the Cradle of Humankind in southern Africa; (B) Northeast-Southwest, schematic cross section through the cave system, relative to several chert marker horizons; (C) Detailed map of the Dinaledi Chamber showing the orientation of the floor and the position of the excavation and sampling sites.

1. Paul HGM Dirks , 
2. Lee R Berger , 
3. Eric M Roberts, 
4. Jan D Kramers, 
5. John Hawks, 
6. Patrick S Randolph-Quinney, 
7. Marina Elliott, 
8. Charles M Musiba, 
9. Steven E Churchill, 
10. Darryl J de Ruiter, 
11. Peter Schmid, 
12. Lucinda R Backwell, 
13. Georgy A Belyanin, 
14. Pedro Boshoff, 
15. K Lindsay Hunter, 
16. Elen M Feuerriegel, 
17. Alia Gurtov, 
18. James du G Harrison, 
19. Rick Hunter, 
20. Ashley Kruger, 
21. Hannah Morris, 
22. Tebogo V Makhubela, 
23. Becca Peixotto, 
24. Steven Tucker