On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ...

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

With an opposable big toe resembling a human thumb, the fossilized Burtele foot suggested its owner was a skilled climber, ...

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

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Scientists uncover the Burtele Foot's origins, revealing insights into human evolution and coexistence of early hominins.

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Fossils newly discovered in Ethiopia indicate that previously unidentified foot bones belong to the ancient human relative ...

Scientists have finally cracked the mystery wrapped around 3.4 million-year-old fossils called the “Burtele Foot” which was ...

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