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Footprints of Two Distinct Species of Ancient Human Have Been Found in Kenya, Research Says
Footprints of Two Distinct Species of Ancient Human Have Been Found in Kenya, Research Says
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Homo erectus is one of the earliest known members of the genus Homo and is considered one of the ancestors of Homo sapiens. 29.11.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Footprints of two distinct species of ancient human who lived side by side at the same time have been found in Kenya, research published in American magazine Science said.The study reported the first evidence that two different human species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, walked the same ground simultaneously 1.5 million years ago. The scientists who conducted research said that the footprints were embedded in dried mud near a lake in northern Kenya. Researchers first found the footprints in 2021 while searching for other fossils at a location known as Koobi Fora. Earlier, Moroccan researchers found evidence of medicinal herbs dating back approximately 15,000 years, marking an important milestone in the study of humanity’s early use of plant-based remedies.
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Footprints of Two Distinct Species of Ancient Human Have Been Found in Kenya, Research Says
Homo erectus is one of the earliest known members of the genus Homo and is considered one of the ancestors of Homo sapiens.
Footprints of two distinct species of ancient human who lived side by side at the same time have been found in Kenya, research published in American magazine Science said.
The study reported the first evidence that two different human species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, walked the same ground simultaneously 1.5 million years ago. The scientists who conducted research said that the footprints were embedded in dried mud near a lake in northern Kenya.
"We think that these individuals, these two species that were there, probably would have been aware there were members of another species nearby. They would have seen each other and recognized each other as different species, which raises questions about what those interactions would have been like," Kevin Hatala, an associate professor of biology at Chatham University and a lead author of the research, said, as quoted by a Western broadcaster.
Researchers first
found the footprints in 2021 while searching for other fossils at a location known as Koobi Fora.
Earlier, Moroccan researchers found evidence of
medicinal herbs dating back approximately 15,000 years, marking an important milestone in the study of humanity’s early use of plant-based remedies.
