Analyses indicated that when humans were dropping their stone tools in the region, it was a heavily wooded wet forest, typical of humid West African rainforests. Ancient pollen, silicified plant ...

the region was densely forested and consistent with modern-day West African rainforests. Low levels of grass pollen further indicated that the area was not a narrow strip of forest but a robust ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms ... The kingdom of Ife developed in the rainforest in the 600s. Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began in the 900s ...

New research reveals human habitation in Central African rainforests began 150,000 years ago, challenging previous timelines.

Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. The ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left ... with pollen and leaf waxes typical for humid west African forest. Low levels of grass pollen showed ...

Analysis - Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant ...

Environments like rainforest were considered to be barriers ... with pollen and leaf waxes typical for humid west African forest. Low levels of grass pollen showed that the site wasn't in a ...