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Ethiopia fossil find shows human ancestors lived alongside one another
May 17, 2026The remarkable discovery has shown that human evolution was a lot more complex than previously believed.
'Little Foot' fossil may belong to totally new species of human ancestor
Dec 14, 2025The remains of a prehistoric skeleton found in a cave in South Africa may be something completely new to science.
Skull found in China may have belonged to long-lost 'Dragon Man'
May 22, 2024For years, anthropologists struggled to determine which human ancestor the skull - along with two others - belonged to.
Researchers recreate the face of the real-life 'Hobbit' of Flores
VIDEO Jul 5, 2023The face of this long-lost human ancestor has been painstakingly recreated from fossil remains using computer software.
Weird creature with no anus was not earliest human ancestor
Aug 17, 2022Scientists have determined that this very strange 500 million-year-old creature was not actually related to humans.
Is an ancient human ancestor hiding in Indonesia ?
Apr 28, 2022A controversial new book claims that the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis may not have actually gone extinct.
Human-like footprints could be over 6 million years old
Oct 22, 2021Tracks left by an ancient human ancestor in what is now Crete could be much older than previously believed.
Skull of human ancestor found in South Africa
Nov 10, 2020Dating back 2 million years, the skull belonged to an early human cousin called Paranthropus robustus.
Cannibal tooth yields oldest ever human DNA
Apr 7, 2020Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
'Little Foot' human ancestor goes on display
Dec 8, 2017For the first time ever, South Africa's oldest known hominid skeleton has been unveiled to the public.
13 million-year-old human ancestor unearthed
Aug 10, 2017Palaeontologists have discovered the skull of what is thought to be mankind's earliest known ancestor.
Scientists find oldest known human ancestor
Jan 30, 2017Known as Saccorhytus, this tiny creature is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path of mankind.
Prehistoric footprints unearthed in Tanzania
Dec 14, 2016Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
Right-handedness found in human ancestor
Oct 24, 2016Dominant hand preference appears to date back to a time long before modern humans arrived on the scene.
Did ancient hominin 'Lucy' fall from a tree ?
Aug 29, 2016Scientists believe that an early human ancestor discovered 40 years ago died after falling out of a tree.
Archaic human fossil dates back 14,000 years
Dec 18, 2015Scientists have found evidence that a prehistoric species of human was still alive relatively recently.
Palaeontologists unveil new human ancestor
VIDEO Sep 10, 2015A treasure trove of bones has been found inside a hidden chamber within a cave near Johannesburg.
New human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia
May 30, 2015Anthropologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a human ancestor dating back 3.2 million years.
Human skin found on 2-million-year-old fossil
May 10, 2015Anthropologists believe that they have identified the oldest samples of human skin ever discovered.
Earliest human ancestor unearthed in Ethiopia
Mar 5, 2015The discovery has pushed back the emergence of the earliest humans by up to 400,000 years.
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