New study may cast doubt over whether humankind originated in South Africa

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18 May 2023 - 06:51 By Rene Vollgraaff

Rock deposits in a cave system inhabited by early human ancestors in South Africa may be almost 2-million years younger than previously thought, a new study has found, which may cast doubt over whether humankind may have originated in the country...

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