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.
A small cave in the Cradle of Humankind was dated years ago to 4.5 million years – far older than any paleo sites in the area. New multidisciplinary science has now shown it is much younger than previously thought.
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