Fall 2017, Cover Stories, Daily News
South African discovery turns page in story of humankind
Wed, Dec 06, 2017
South Africa’s oldest, virtually complete fossil human ancestor is unveiled to the public for the first time in a completely cleaned and reconstructed state.
Johannesburg – 6 December 2017 – South Africa’s status as a major cradle in the African nursery of humankind has been reinforced with today’s unveiling of “Little Footâ€, the country’s oldest, virtually complete fossil human ancestor.
Little Foot is the only known virtually complete Australopithecus fossil discovered to date. It is by far the most complete skeleton of a human ancestor older than 1.5 million years ever found. It is also the oldest fossil hominid in southern Africa, dating back 3.67 million years. The unveiling will be the first time that the completely cleaned and reconstructed skeleton can be viewed by the national and international media.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2017/article/south-african-discovery-turns-page-in-story-of-humankind
