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Fossil Ignored for 17 Years Turns Out to Be 2-Million-Year-Old Human Relative’s Skull

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A Drimolen cave skull overlooked for 17 years is tentatively identified as Homo erectus, nearly 2 million years old.

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A collection of 18 fossils found in a South African cave helped rebuild a decisive chapter of human evolution. Among the materials is a skull fragment of an adult Homo erectus, associated with deposits of approximately 2 million years. Published in September 2026, the research reinforces evidence presented in 2020 that this...

·São Paulo, Brazil
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studyfinds.com broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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