Ancient proteins reveal male Australopithecus africanus, oldest hominin found in Sterkfontein Caves
The Australopithecus africanus specimen is the oldest hominin analyzed for sex using palaeoproteomics.
Light inside the Sterkfontein Caves in the paleoanthropological site Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg, South Africa.(photo credit: lulu and isabelle. Via Shutterstock)