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Ancient proteins reveal male Australopithecus africanus, oldest hominin found in Sterkfontein Caves
For the first time, scientists identified the sex of a 3.5-million-year-old Australopithecus africanus using ancient proteins, marking a milestone in the field of paleoanthropology. The study ...
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Sterkfontein excavation site (IMAGE)
The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the ...
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Shots fired in Sterkfontein: Three arrested
The police’s West Rand Flying Squad (WRFS) received a call of shots being fired in Sterkfontein over the weekend which led to the arrest of three suspects. • Also read: A day with the West Rand Flying ...
When did our ancestors start to eat meat regularly? Fossilised teeth get us closer to the answer
Not knowing exactly when regular meat consumption became part of our ancestors’ diets is a gap in our understanding of human ...
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‘Dietary fingerprints’ show our early ancestors dined mostly on plant-based foods
For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.
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WATCH: Murdered Alberton mother and son: Court sends Stapelberg to Sterkfontein hospital
The Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital is a mental health facility where Stapelberg will have a mental evaluation.
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Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
44 - Fossil hominids sites of South Africa (South Africa) (C 915bis) 2013 37COM 7B.44 - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa) (C 915bis) 2013 37COM ...