Early human ancestors one million years older than earlier thought

The Sterkfontein caves also known as the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. New analysis have since re-evaluated the age fossil findings. Photograph: Laurent Bruxelles/CNRS/AFP/Getty Images

The Sterkfontein caves also known as the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. New analysis have since re-evaluated the age fossil findings. Photograph: Laurent Bruxelles/CNRS/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/28/early-human-ancestors-one-million-years-older-than-earlier-thought