Cradle of Humankind

Human's Earliest Ancestral Fossil Now Deemed Older by a Million Years Than Originally Believed

Medicine & Technology Jun 29, 2022

Researchers analyzing the Cradle of Humankind, Sterkfontein Caves site discovered that the oldest human ancestor is a million years older than previously believed. Read on to find out how this affects our perception of human evolution and why the dating of the fossils was off.

Cradle of Humankind

Human's Earliest Ancestral Fossil Now Deemed Older by a Million Years Than Originally Believed

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