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June 2026<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Prof. Nyamushosho was recently interviewed on South Africa’s leading public radio programs, “Nightfall”, and discussed how archaeological and historical evidence continues to reshape our understanding of one of Africa’s greatest civilizations, The Great Zimbabwe. He reflects on his recently published essay in The Conversation Africa<\/a> where he debunks long-standing myths of tyrants and forced labor in the construction of Great Zimbabwe. 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_builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h4″ title_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jan 6, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Research by Professor Thomas Plummer and his team was recently featured on CBS Saturday Morning<\/a>.\u00a0 Professor Plummer\u2019s work demonstrates compelling evidence for the\u00a0earliest tool use by our hominin ancestors\u00a03 million years ago on the Homa Peninsula in western Kenya, findings that were also recently published in Science<\/em>.<\/a> This work has also been featured in Nature <\/a>and\u00a0PBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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