Caveman from 2m years ago may be missing link - Telegraph.co.uk

Prof Lee Berger, from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, said: "The many very advanced features found in the brain and body, and the earlier date, make it possibly the best candidate ancestor for our genus, the genus Homo." The caves of Malapa, where the fossils were discovered, lie nearly 30 miles north-west of Johannesburg.