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Article content A team of Canadian and Israeli researchers have unearthed the earliest evidence of human occupation in a cave, dating back about two million years until nearly modern times. A large cave nestled in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert might be the first on Earth to have housed human activity, providing a fascinating look into human evolution while simultaneously raising more questions to answer. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Oldest evidence of human activity unearthed in African cave Back to video By analyzing layers of soil in the Wonderwerk Cave, the researchers found some of the earliest evidence of fire use and the shift in tool-making capabilities, explained Liora Kolska Horwitz, researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s (HU) Natural History Collection and co-director of the Wonderwerk Cave expedition that has spanned over 15 years.

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