Archive · 8 Jan 2026

Moroccan cave fossils reveal possible human evolution link

Moroccan cave fossils reveal possible human evolution link

Scientists found very old bones in a cave in Morocco.

These bones are about 773,000 years old and help us understand how humans evolved.

The bones are from a time when different groups of early humans were starting to split into different types, like the ones that would later become Neanderthals and modern humans.

The bones are similar to those found in Spain, suggesting that early humans moved between Africa and Europe.

The researchers used special techniques to figure out how old the bones are, and they think these bones might belong to a common ancestor of modern humans and other early human groups.

However, there is still a lot we don't know about this ancestor, and the bones show signs of being eaten by large animals like hyenas.

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