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QWhich continent is referred to as the 'Cradle of Humankind'?

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Africa is known as the "cradle of humanity," as it is where the first hominids, humans and their closest relatives, gorillas and chimps, evolved. Fossils discovered in Africa show that the modern human evolved there 5 to 10 million years ago and spread from there. South Africa was home to some of the earliest evidences of human life. ' Among the most significant fossils are Mrs Ples and the Taung Child.

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