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Footprints of Two Different Hominin Species Found in the Same Place and Time For the First Time, Coexisting in the Pleistocene

More than a million years ago, on a warm and vibrant African savanna near Lake Turkana in what is now Kenya, two entirely different species of hominins shared the same geographic space. This discovery, the result of research by an international team led in part by a Rutgers University researcher, represents a key breakthrough in […]

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More than 20 Mancala Game Boards Carved in Rock Dating Back Thousands of Years Found in Kenya

Researchers from Yale University have made a spectacular archaeological discovery in Kenya that sheds light on the recreational activities of past societies in this region of Africa. Dr. Veronica Waweru, who leads the research project in the central area of Kenya, recently uncovered a series of ancient game boards carved in rock dating back thousands […]