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Morocco fossils shed light on our African roots
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study Wednesday.
Scientists link mystery foot to ancient human relative
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS - Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous “Lucy”, scientists said on Wednesday.
Million-year-old skull could change human evolution timeline
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia not Africa, a study said Friday.
Meet ‘Pink’, the new face of human evolution in Europe
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» PARIS - Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed “Pink” discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said on Wednesday.
Will France's riots benefit far-right Le Pen?
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» PARIS - In her first speech in parliament as France's riots ebbed this week, far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused the government of turning the country into a "hell" that she had foreseen.
World's oldest burial site found in S.Africa - scientists
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» MAROPENG, South Africa: Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
Study places Homo sapiens in Europe earlier than thought
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» PARIS - Homo sapiens ventured into Neanderthal territory in Europe much earlier than previously thought, according to an archaeological study published in Science magazine on Wednesday.
'Dragon Man': Scientists say new human species is our closest ancestor
AFP, Published on 25/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in northeast China represents a newly discovered human species they have named Homo longi, or "Dragon Man" -- and they say the lineage should replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives.
Neanderthals disappeared from Europe earlier than thought, says study
AFP, Published on 09/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: Neanderthal fossils from a cave in Belgium believed to belong to the last survivors of their species ever discovered in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought, a new study said Monday.
World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 14/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.