It was in the Rhinoceros Cave, near Casablanca, that researchers discovered the earliest faunal remains butchered and consumed in by men on the African continent. These 37 show «the oldest evidence of butchery in Africa occurred in open-air sites».
Ancient nuclear DNA from 15,000-year-old modern humans discovered in Morocco is the oldest analyzed in Africa. A scientific team found out that these finds had a dual genetic heritage similar to Near Eastern and Sub-Saharan African populations.