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Fossil discovery reveals face of oldest early human ancestor
Euronews   30 August 2019   Ethiopia  
<p>The face of the oldest early human ancestor has been revealed by the discovery in Ethiopia of a 3.8 million-year-old near-complete skull.<br>The uncovered fossil, which provides insight into a pivotal period for human evolution, belongs to the species Australopithecus ...
Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution
Science Daily   31 August 2017   Greece   Crete  
Credit: Andrzej Boczarowski
<p>Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test. The footprints are approximately 5.7 million years old and were made at a time when previous research puts our ancestors in Africa ...
Fossils found in African cave are new species of human kin, say scientists
The Washington Post   10 September 2015   South Africa   Africa  
A composite skeleton of H. naledi is surrounded by some of the hundreds of other fossil elements recovered from the cave. (National Geographic/National Geographic)
<p>The two amateur cavers had to feel their way along the cave’s winding passages, crawl on their stomachs through an opening less than 10 inches high, ascend a jagged wall, cross a narrow ledge dubbed the “Dragon’s Back,” and make a 400-foot descent, sideways, ...