A more complete skeleton of a related hominid, Ardipithecus, was found in the same Awash Valley in 1992. "Ardi", like "Lucy", was a hominid-becoming-hominin species, but, dated at 4.4 million years …

Mar 17, 2025 · The skulls found at the Jebel Irhoud archaeological site in Morocco are believed to be the oldest-known human remains. The first skull was discovered in 1960 by a miner, who gave it to an …

In the remote, icy landscapes of Antarctica, a team of archaeologists stumbled upon what is now considered the oldest known human remains. The discovery was made on the frozen coast, an …

Nov 14, 2024 · Prior to Lucy, the oldest known human fossil—a 2.5-million-year-old skull recovered from a cave in South Africa—was from an ape-like hominin species called Australopithecus africanus.

Dec 7, 2017 · It is, by far, the most complete hominin skeleton globally older than 1.5 million years, and the oldest hominin skeleton ever found in South Africa. Its name is "Little Foot" - because the …

Sep 14, 2025 · In Nevada, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a man in Spirit Cave, dated to nearly 10,600 years ago. For decades, his ancestry was debated, and his remains became the focus …

The remains – known as Omo I – were found in Ethiopia in the late 1960s, and scientists have been attempting to date them precisely ever since, by using the chemical fingerprints of volcanic ash …

Oct 3, 2023 · Found in Hadar, Ethiopia, Lucy is the oldest and most complete human fossil ever found, making up 40% of a complete human skeleton. She was dated at 3.2 million years old and was a …

Jul 28, 2025 · What could be the world’s oldest human burial site—discovered in a cave in central Israel—shows that funerary ritual has been alive and well for at least 100,000 years.

Oct 7, 2025 · What is the Oldest Human Remains Found? The oldest human remains currently attributed to Homo sapiens are fragments discovered at the Jebel Irhoud site in Morocco, dating …