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More flesh on Sediba

12 April 2013

New evidence from Wits on how the ancient hominin with a human smile, walked, chewed and moved 2 million years ago in the area which is now the Cradle of Humankind

Ancient Fox Fossil Found

23 January 2013

A 2 million year-old fox has been found at Malapa and is another new species from this extraordinarily rich fossil site in the Cradle of Humankind

Insights from DNA studies of Khoe-San

1 November 2012

Genomic variation in seven Khoe-San groups reveals adaptation and complex African history

Modern Culture 44 000 years ago

31 July 2012

Human behaviour, as we know it, emerged earlier than previously thought, according to a team of Wits and international researchers

New Sediba Fossil Find

13 July 2012

South African scientists share our country’s latest fossil discovery with the world using live virtual technology.

Our ancestors ate bark

1 July 2012

2 million year old teeth reveal a diet of bark, leaves, sedges, grasses, fruits…[image above is a palm phytolith from dental calculus]

The Passing of Professor Phillip V. Tobias

7 June 2012

The world-renowned scientist, Professor Tobias passed away today, Thursday, 7 June 2012 in Johannesburg after a long illness

Earliest musical instrument found

27 May 2012

Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world.

A colorful pebble bearing a sequence of linear incisions may be the world's oldest engraving and possibly its oldest art

11 May 2012

A colorful pebble bearing a sequence of linear incisions may be the world’s oldest engraving and possibly its oldest art

Our ancestors used fire at Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape, 1 million years ago

3 April 2012

Our ancestors regularly used fire at Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape, 1 million years ago

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