Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of antelopes,
Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths
In the new study, researchers compared digital 3-D models of ancient hominid footprints and trackways to those made by people today — including Kenyan herders who rarely or never wear shoes — traversing muddy soil like that along the ancient lake. Muddy tracks made by chimps provided a further comparison.
Ancient footprints show two different human ancestors coexisted at the same spot 1.5M years ago
Maybe they helped each other. Maybe they ran from each other. Maybe they ignored each other. It’s long been known that multiple species of ancient humans lived in the same hot, lush lakeshore area of East Africa.
Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside each other
A new discovery of fossils dating back 1.5 million years is giving scientists fresh insight into the behaviors of human ancestors known as hominins. An international team of researchers said Thursday that they had found two sets of hominin footprints that were made about the same time on an ancient lake’s shore in present-day Kenya.
1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Suggest Two Ancient Human Relatives Walked Together
For the first time ever, scientists have found direct evidence of multiple ancient hominins living in the same place at the same time. Such a discovery represents a huge step forward in our understanding of human evolution,
Footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5M years ago
WASHINGTON — Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors some 1.5 million years ago. The footprints were left in the mud by two different species “within a matter of hours,
A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot
More than a million years ago, on a hot savanna teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in Kenya, two completely different species of hominins may have passed each other as they scavenged for food.
1.5-million-year-old footprints capture two ancient human species sharing a home
In a new discovery near Kenya’s Lake Turkana, scientists have uncovered fossilized footprints from two distinct hominin species dating back 1.5 million years. This marks the first known instance of two hominin species leaving tracks on the same surface,
Archaeologists reveal musical instruments depicted in Zimbabwe's ancient rock art
Archaeological Research in Africa by archaeologists Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Prof. Margarita Díaz-Andreu explores the intriguing relationship between Zimbabwean rock art and musical instruments.
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“Flight into Egypt” launches trip to Ancient Africa
The cultural shift in institutions continues as “ Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now ” headlines at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This new exhibit, which opened Nov. 17 at ...
The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes via Lucy to us
Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago.
Who was the real Macrinus, Rome’s North African emperor?
In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.
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Yuval Noah Harari's picks on African history
Yuval Noah Harari, the guy who makes history and future cool, suggests must-read books that shine a light on Africa's rich ...