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You’ve probably heard that Homo erectus was just a primitive ancestor – a step between apes and us.

But discoveries in Africa and Europe are forcing archaeologists to rethink just how advanced this ancient species may have been. Evidence that suggests they built structures and homes staggeringly long ago

Potentially changing everything we thought we knew about memory, intelligence… and humanity itself.



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