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In this episode, we dive into the groundbreaking research of paleoanthropologist Joseph Braga at the Kromdraai site in South Africa, a key location in the "cradle of humankind." Braga's investigation focuses on unraveling the mystery of the transition between Australopithecus and Homo, a pivotal period in human evolution. The discovery of a two-million-year-old child’s jawbone, along with animal fossils, positions this find as the oldest hominid remains ever unearthed. By studying the child’s teeth, Braga’s team has revealed that early humans had longer childhoods compared to their contemporaries, the Paranthropus species, highlighting how extended care and brain development were crucial to human evolutionary success.

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