Lucy is the common name of an Australopithecus afarensis specimen
discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia.
Lucy is estimated to have lived 3.2 million years ago.
Cleveland Natural History Museum, photo by Andrew.
The ‘Petralona man’, or Archanthropus of Petralona,
as it has since been called, was found to be 700,000 years old,
making it the oldest human europeoid (presenting European traits) of that age ever discovered in Europe.
Dr Poulianos’ research showed that the Petralona man evolved separately in Europe
and was not an ancestor of a species that came
out of Africa.
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This is a close up view of the mandible just steps from where it was sighted by Chalachew Seyoum,
ASU graduate student, who is from Ethiopia.
The first known human lived in Ethiopia 2.8 million years ago, according to two remarkable new studies that also reveal the conditions under which the earliest humans evolved.
Prior to this research, which is published in the journal Science,
the earliest known member of our genus was dated to around 2.3-2.4 million years ago,
so the new remains push back the history of humanity by approximately 400,000 years.
"Prior to 3 million years, humans were relatively ape-like and partially arboreal, partially bipedal,"
Brian Villmoare, who led the research on the fossil remains, told Discovery News.
"They lived in the forest, had small brains, and did not eat meat or use tools."?
Petroglyphs in Gobustan,Azerbaijan, dating back to 10,000 BC indicating a thriving culture.
It is aUNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brian Villmoare, who led the research on the fossil remains, told Discovery News.
"They lived in the forest, had small brains, and did not eat meat or use tools."?
Petroglyphs in Gobustan,Azerbaijan, dating back to 10,000 BC indicating a thriving culture.
It is aUNESCO World Heritage Site.
