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Little Foot older than 4 m years, claim scientists
A fresh controversy has arisen over the age of South Africa's fossils. A new study claims that "Little Foot" and other Sterkfontein fossils are much older than previously thought. However, one prominent scientist has disputed the latest claim that Little Foot is over four million years old, saying dating techniques may be flawed.
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Globalization poses dire threat to language diversity
There are some 6,000 known languages in the world. Half of these could disappear during the next 20 years because of the impact of globalization. The languages most under threat are those of traditional hunter gatherer communities, most of which are African.
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Link between marine food and modern human evolution
It’s true what your mother always told you – eating fish makes you smarter. That’s the view of Professor John Parkington, the head of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town, who told delegates at a recent conference near Cape Town that marine foods played an important role in the evolution of modern humans.
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New insights into Khoi Rock Art
Research by the Rock Art Research Institute has shown that Khoi rock art is distinctly different in style from San Rock Art. This has helped archaeologists trace ancient Khoi migration routes into southern Africa.
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World Summit launch for Cradle of Humankind Official Field Guide
The Official Field Guide to the Cradle of Humankind has been launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The Guide, which is a unique publishing joint venture between the Gauteng Government, Standard Bank , Struik Publishing and authors Brett Hilton-Barber and Dr Lee Berger, is the most comprehensive book published thus far on the Sterkfontein and Environs World Heritage Site.
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Surprise museum find links Mrs Ples skull to rest of body
Two seperate sets of fossil remains at a Pretoria museum have been found to belong to the same specimen, the world famous Mrs Ples.
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Seven million year old Chad skull forces rethink on human origins
The discovery of the oldest hominid skull yet found has forced scientists to radically review conventional theories about human origins. Up to now its been assumed that the line of human ancestors diverged from apes between five and seven million years ago. The seven million year old Chad skull suggests that the split happened much earlier.
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Dramatic new fossil discovery at Drimolen
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Dinosaur fish alive and well of the South African coast
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SA scientist breaks new ground with fossil fish find
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