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First ancient fossil of Homo naledi child found in the Cradle of Humankind

Posted on November 4, 2021

For hundreds of thousands of years, the fossil of a small child has been hidden in the darkness of South Africa’s Rising Star cave. The skull, from a child that was 4 to 6 years …

Tagged anthropology, Cave discovery, Global, Homo naledi child, International, Johannesburg, John Hawks, South Africa

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