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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

‘It’s always been some white dude’

the story of humankind

🤌🏼

Two of the first three words in the comment that apparently confounded you are literally "the" "headline", FFS.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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When you look at other African countries with rich fossil records – like Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa – you don’t see the same level of participation, it’s always some white dude, So Ethiopia takes the lead, and that is a great source of pride for us. The discoveries from the Middle Awash have literally rewritten the history of humanity.