Humans evolved in Africa, but where and how remain unclear. Here it is proposed that the
southern coastal plain (SCP) of South Africa may have served as a geographical point of …

It is generally accepted that modern humans evolved in Africa. This consensus has emerged
in the last two decades, as molecular evidence has been coupled with findings from …

Development of the African Middle Stone Age (MSA) before 300,000 years ago raises the
question of how environmental change influenced the evolution of behaviors characteristic …

Abstract The cranium from Broken Hill (Kabwe) was recovered from cave deposits in 1921,
during metal ore mining in what is now Zambia. It is one of the best-preserved skulls of a …

The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

New discoveries and dating of fossil remains from the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of
Humankind, South Africa, have strong implications for our understanding of Pleistocene …

The Fauresmith lithic industry of South Africa has been described as transitional between
the Earlier and Middle Stone Age. However, radiometric ages for this industry are …

Understanding the cause of late Quaternary mammal extinctions is the subject of intense
debate spanning the fields of archeology and paleontology. In the global context, the losses …

The past two million years of eastern African climate variability is currently poorly
constrained, despite interest in understanding its assumed role in early human evolution …

Despite recent advances in chronometric techniques (eg, Uranium-Lead [U-Pb], cosmogenic
nuclides, electron spin resonance spectroscopy [ESR]), considerable uncertainty remains …