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Skull of ‘Missing Link’ Human Ancestor Found In Ethiopia
"The Gawis cranium provides us with the opportunity to look at the face of one of our ancestors."
"Additionally, this fossil links us with the past by showing a face that is recognizably different and more primitive than ours."
- Archaeology project statement
"Additionally, this fossil links us with the past by showing a face that is recognizably different and more primitive than ours."
- Archaeology project statement
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man.
The hominid cranium -- found in two pieces and believed to be between 500,000 and 250,000 years old -- "comes from a very significant period and is very close to the appearance of the anatomically modern human," said Sileshi Semaw, director of the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project in Ethiopia.