New fossil evidence from South Africa's Cradle of Humankind reveals that Homo erectus appeared 200,000 years earlier than previously recorded.
#science #Archaeology #Drimolen

2026.09.25 南アフリカ

研究は、南アフリカ・ドリモレンで発見された成人古人類の頭蓋骨片化石標本「DNH 127」をホモ・エレクトス（Homo erectus）と判断

#南アフリカ #ドリモレン #Drimolen #古人類 #ニュース #ホモ・エレクトス

2026.09.25 南非

研究認爲，在南非Drimolen發現的一件成年古人類顱骨碎片化石標本「DNH 127」爲「直立人」（Homo erectus）

#南非 #新聞 #直立人 #Homoerectus #Drimolen #化石 #古人類

"This paper publishes a new adult fossil attributed to Homo erectus, DNH 127, providing further confirmation that this species first appeared in southern Africa 2 million years ago.”

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03014460.2026.2725046

A skull fragment pulled from a lime-mining pit near Johannesburg may be the oldest adult Homo erectus known. At Drimolen, our ancestors were outnumbered by Paranthropus more than 10 to 1. #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #Drimolen www.anthropology.net/p/homo-erect...