A jawbone of what is described to be from “the first human” has recently been discovered in Ethiopia. The fossil piece is said to be as be around 2.8 million years old, which is four hundred years older than the oldest than time when researchers thought human had first existed. The fossil has been reported to be found by an Ethiopian Archaeological student, and due to this new discovery researchers are saying that this fossil gives the first insight into the most important transitions in human evolution. My colleague, Tumelo Zulu, spoke to the fossil discover Chalachew Seyoum, this morning, to find out more:
To help us make sense of all these big terms and language we have on the line:
Professor Francis Thackeray Wits University Evolutionary Studies Institute
Reinoud Boers Chairman: South African Archaeology Society
