Pollution in the rivers that pass through the Cradle of Humankind northwest of Johannesburg creates severe environmental, ...

Archeologists have uncovered three-million-year-old tools used by early humans in an area of Africa called “the cradle of humankind.” Kenya’s Homa peninsula is home to several artifacts of ...

With continued excavation at Swartkrans, researchers hope to uncover more of SWT1/HR-2’s skeleton, which could further ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short ...

Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.

Trevor explains this clean-up is organised by the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site Management Authority, an entity of ...

Archaeologists have discovered a collection of prehistoric animal bones in Tanzania that suggests early humans figured out how to transfer tool-making techniques "from stone to bone" 1.5 million years ...

It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site often referred to as the “Cradle of Humankind” and is “renowned for its unparalleled contribution to our understanding of early human evolution ...

At Kromdraai in South Africa, José Braga has unearthed the remains of two children. They date from 2.5 million years ago, and one is human, the other a Paranthropus, a member of the hominin genus most ...