Archeologists have uncovered three-million-year-old tools used by early humans in an area of Africa called “the cradle of ...

The area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. Scientists have identified at least four hominid species—in addition to our own, Homo sapiens—that lived in this region at various times over the ...

Located in the vicinity of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the Cradle of Humankind is a treasure trove of early hominin fossils Some 2.5 million years ago when saber-toothed cats roamed the rolling ...

In the late 19th century, miners discovered fossils in the caves that attracted the interest of paleontologists. The numerous remains discovered at Sterkfontein are attributed to the following genera: ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short — and ended up as a leopard's lunch.