A new species of Australopithecus has been discovered in South Africa. The fossilized bones of the juvenile male and adult female share a mix of primitive features of ape-like Australopithecines and more advanced genus Homo fossils. But is Australopithecus sediba really an ancestor of modern humans? “As in most matters to do with interpretation of […]

A two-day conference begins in Cairo today. Antiquities officials from various countries will discuss “the protection and restitution of cultural heritage,” according to Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.  The BBC also has an article on the conference. The name of the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus has been found inscribed in a cartouche on a victory stele […]