Human Ancestors
-
{
- All
- News
-
Lucy, The Human Ancestor, To Tour Europe With First Showing In Prague
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time on Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.
-
Fossil Footprints Show Two Ancient Human Ancestors "Crossed Paths"
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya.
-
Lucy, First Human Ancestor, May Not Have Been Lone Species, Research Shows
Around 3.2 million years ago, in what is now present-day Ethiopia, a tiny human made it to the fossil record. Despite much research there is uncertainty over what could have led to their death.
-
300,000-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Face Of Earliest Human Ancestor Reconstructed
Scientists reconstructed the face of an early human ancestor from Jebel Irhoud bones found in Morocco, offering a glimpse into a figure who lived 300,000 years ago.
-
Human Ancestors May Have Butchered And Eaten Each Other, New Study Finds
A fossilized leg bone bearing cut marks made by stone tools might be the earliest evidence that ancient humans butchered and ate each other's flesh
-
Scientists Decode How 3.2 Million-Year-Old Ancient Human Ancestor Walked
The ancestor named 'Lucy' was shorter than modern-day humans - about 3.3 feet in height - and had an ape-like face.
-
Humans Have Been Walking on Two Legs Since 7 Million Years, Fossil Analysis Reveals
In a new study, a team of researchers compared the discovered fossils from the Djurab Desert in Chad with the equivalent bones from humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees. They looked at the mechanics of the bones and how they were used by the species. The team concluded habitual bipedalism to be the most likely scenario.
-
A Mysterious Human Ancestor Gets A Face And A Body
No one has locked eyes with a Denisovan for tens of thousands of years. These mysterious humans left behind few bones, unlike their close Neanderthal relatives, on their way to extinction. All the remains confirmed to be Denisovan - part of a pinkie finger, half a jawbone, some teeth - could rest comfortably in a shoe box.
-
In Landmark Discovery, Skull Of Ancient Human Ancestor Unearthed
Scientists on Wednesday announced the landmark discovery in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an early human ancestor that lived 3.8 million years ago, a species boasting an intriguing mixture of apelike and humanlike characteristics.
-
Meet The Six Female 'Underground Astronauts' Who Recovered Our Newest Relative
Homo naledi, a primitive, small-brained member of our genus, made itself known in a big way when cavers stumbled upon a mass grave left by the species.
-
Lucy, The Human Ancestor, To Tour Europe With First Showing In Prague
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time on Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.
-
Fossil Footprints Show Two Ancient Human Ancestors "Crossed Paths"
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya.
-
Lucy, First Human Ancestor, May Not Have Been Lone Species, Research Shows
Around 3.2 million years ago, in what is now present-day Ethiopia, a tiny human made it to the fossil record. Despite much research there is uncertainty over what could have led to their death.
-
300,000-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Face Of Earliest Human Ancestor Reconstructed
Scientists reconstructed the face of an early human ancestor from Jebel Irhoud bones found in Morocco, offering a glimpse into a figure who lived 300,000 years ago.
-
Human Ancestors May Have Butchered And Eaten Each Other, New Study Finds
A fossilized leg bone bearing cut marks made by stone tools might be the earliest evidence that ancient humans butchered and ate each other's flesh
-
Scientists Decode How 3.2 Million-Year-Old Ancient Human Ancestor Walked
The ancestor named 'Lucy' was shorter than modern-day humans - about 3.3 feet in height - and had an ape-like face.
-
Humans Have Been Walking on Two Legs Since 7 Million Years, Fossil Analysis Reveals
In a new study, a team of researchers compared the discovered fossils from the Djurab Desert in Chad with the equivalent bones from humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees. They looked at the mechanics of the bones and how they were used by the species. The team concluded habitual bipedalism to be the most likely scenario.
-
A Mysterious Human Ancestor Gets A Face And A Body
No one has locked eyes with a Denisovan for tens of thousands of years. These mysterious humans left behind few bones, unlike their close Neanderthal relatives, on their way to extinction. All the remains confirmed to be Denisovan - part of a pinkie finger, half a jawbone, some teeth - could rest comfortably in a shoe box.
-
In Landmark Discovery, Skull Of Ancient Human Ancestor Unearthed
Scientists on Wednesday announced the landmark discovery in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an early human ancestor that lived 3.8 million years ago, a species boasting an intriguing mixture of apelike and humanlike characteristics.
-
Meet The Six Female 'Underground Astronauts' Who Recovered Our Newest Relative
Homo naledi, a primitive, small-brained member of our genus, made itself known in a big way when cavers stumbled upon a mass grave left by the species.
