Bountiful find: From Zinjanthropus to Kenyanthropus to new species Nakalipithecus nakayamai (above), East Africa is teeming with evidence of early man, earning it the title, “cradle of mankind”.
FOR YEARS, EAST AFRICA has prided itself on being the cradle of mankind. That claim to fame has recently received a big jolt.
A 10-year-old study on African genetics has confirmed that while the continent was home to the earliest humans, the most probable area of origin was in Southern Africa.
