A new study published in the journal Nature reveals that humans were living in African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago ...

Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.

West Africa ; Rainforest ; Evolution: 150,000-Year-Old Rainforest Discovery Shakes Up Human History. Published Feb 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST Updated Mar 02, 2025 at 2:02 PM EST . By . Ian ...

But a new study published this week found some of our ancestors managed to survive in a tropical rainforest in West Africa much earlier than was known.. A team of researchers found evidence that ...

If that were true, then early humans should have also been present in West and Central Africa, where rainforests were common. The oldest firm evidence of humans in African rainforests dated back ...

Nigeria to open MOWAA in Benin City in Nov. 2025, showcasing West African art and repatriated Benin Bronzes in a world-class ...

The Rainforest Alliance’s 2024 Annual Report shines a spotlight on the transformative power of regenerative agriculture in West and Central Africa, where rural communities are not only adapting to ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. ... with pollen and leaf waxes typical for humid west African forest.

Archaeologists stunned by discovery of human relics in 150,000-year-old rainforest The tools, found in an area where an ancient rainforest once stood, push back the oldest known evidence of humans ...

Humans inhabited rainforests in Africa at least 150,000 years ago, much earlier than previously believed. This challenges the notion that rainforests were barriers to early human habitation.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, ... Dr. Scerri and her colleagues reported that humans lived in a West African rainforest 150,000 years ago.