But the burial in South Africa found underground in the 'Rising Star' cave system within the Cradle of Humankind ... 200,000 years with remains of Homo naledi, a tree-climbing Stone Age hominid.

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

is the cradle of humankind. Listen to Origins Of Humankind, the first programme in the BBC landmark radio series The Story of Africa, presented by Hugh Quarshie ...