First Human Ancestor Came from Europe Not Africa, 7.2 Million-year-old Fossils Indicate Published May 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM EDT Updated May 27, 2017 at 2:16 PM EDT Artist impression of Graecopithecus.

This is believed to be the first map of Africa, as a continent. “Africa” was originally a Roman term for the region of modern Tunisia and the western portion of Libya.

The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk. It is thought to be a copy of a map sculpted into rock 20 or 30 years earlier. It is never been shown to the public before ...

7.2-Million-Year-Old Jawbone Indicates Oldest Hominin Lived in Europe, Not Africa New analysis of ancient fossils could upend decades of thinking on when the last common ancestor of humans and ...

The world’s earliest known ape—the 20-million-year-old Proconsul from East Africa—had a monkey-like body, but aspects of the wrist and the absence of a tail indicate Proconsul did indeed sit ...