Burtele Foot Fossil Reveals Two Ancient Human Ancestors Lived Side by Side

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent discoveries have shed new light on the diversity of ancient human ancestors. The story goes back to 2009, when a team led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie uncovered eight foot bones dating back 3.4 million years in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift. This fossil, known as the Burtele Foot, was […]

  History & Life Story   Jan 8, 2026   0   32  Add to Reading List
Burtele Foot Fossil Reveals Two Ancient Human Ancestors Lived Side by Side
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Recent discoveries have shed new light on the diversity of ancient human ancestors. The story goes back to 2009, when a team led by Arizona State University paleoanthropologist Yohannes Haile-Selassie uncovered eight foot bones dating back 3.4 million years in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift. This fossil, known as the Burtele Foot, was […]
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