AFRICA
Laetoli, Tanzania. 3.66 million years (Ma).
- Site G, found in 1978: 70 footprints made by three Australopithecus afarensis. Along with footprints were hominin and animal remains and Acheulean objects. The footprints are normally buried to protect them against the elements.
- Site S (150 m away from Site G), found in 2015: 14 footprints made by two Australopithecus afarensis walking in the same time frame, in the same direction and at a similar moderate speed as the other three. One of them (hominin S1) had an average stature between 161-168 cm.
Ileret, Kenya. 1.5 Ma. They are 97 footprints left by at least 20 Homo erectus individuals, who had a modern foot and stride: a mid-foot arch, straight big toe and heel-to-toe weight transfer. The footprints are indistinguishable from our own.



The symposium »The African Human Fossil Record» in 2014 took place on 26-27 of September at Toulouse, France. This post summarizes a selection of topics presented in this meeting, in alphabetical order per author. By the way… look at the event logo on the right, really nice!
ut a mammoth-ivory figurine found in 2008 in the basal Aurignacian deposit at Hohle Fels Cave, Germany. It was made between 35-40,000 years BP. It is the oldest portable art piece found in Europe and one of the oldest artworks in general. Below are some hypotheses around the meaning of this piece (some of them are in turn applicable to most Paleolithic Venus!):