Tag: Human evolution timeline

Fifty years ago, researchers found an important fossil in Ethiopia that changed our understanding of human evolution. This fossil, known as Lucy, is a female hominin and has become famous worldwide. Lucy is special...

A recent discovery of fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores has provided new insights into the origins of the diminutive protohumans known as Homo floresiensis, or the so-called Hobbits. The fossils, dating back...

In a groundbreaking discovery that has reshaped our understanding of human evolution, scientists have recently uncovered incredibly rare fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an adult limb bone so small that it...

Humans have long been fascinated with the idea of where we come from and what makes us uniquely human. From the days of Neanderthals to the discovery of Australopithecus and Paranthropus, our understanding of...