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  "id": 12889079,
  "title": "Scientists found Homo erectus 200,000 years earlier than expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/scientists-found-homo-erectus-200-000-years-earlier-than-expected",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:47:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261007042113.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New fossils from South Africa are reshaping the story of early human evolution. Researchers have described 18 hominin fossils from Drimolen Cave, including an adult Homo erectus skull fragment dated to about 2 million years ago, supporting evidence that the species appeared in southern Africa roughly 200,000 years earlier than long thought. The finds also reveal that Paranthropus robustus, which…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}