Early human ancestors one million years older than thought

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Jul 2, 2022, 1:10 pm1.1k ptsInteresting
The fossils of our earliest ancestors found in South Africa are a million years older than previously thought, meaning they walked the Earth around the same time as their East African relatives like the famous "Lucy", according to new research.

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