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The site has produced the oldest known member of the genus Homo and the earliest known Oldowan stone tools on Earth.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

"The company continues to assess the earliest appropriate market window," Alary said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Mr. Hazen, a geoscientist, was studying how minerals formed in the earliest stars and planets when he saw a possible parallel with biological evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

One of Sarah Lilly's earliest memories is pushing her younger sister Vicky's wheelchair aged four.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Still, even in the earliest record Zeus had grandeur.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton