During a trip to the Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of humankind”, Ignacio de la Torre talks to Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, a Spanish archaeologist working to answer our species’ biggest questions.
The earliest members of the Homo genus, our ancestors, and, effectively, the earliest human beings – Homo habilis – first emerged around two million years ago. Thanks to the volcanic landforms at Olduvai, remains have been incredibly well preserved, enabling conclusions to be drawn about a crucial moment in our evolution, just as the Homo genus began to appear. Crucially, remains of Australopithecus, Paranthropus (which predate the Homo genus), and the Homo genus were all found at this one site.
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo ( Spanish archaeologist )
"For the first time, we can take a close look at the social and reproductive patterns of those early humans".
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