Hominins: The End of the Hominin River
Our journey down the Hominin River in search of our ancestors and the evolution of our species has been extensive. Homo sapiens began exploring the world 300,000 years ago, and anatomically modern hum...
27 Mar 202313min
Hominins: Homo erectus and the Mystery of the 5 Skulls
The discovery of a Homo erectus skull in 2005, known as Skull 5, marked a significant archaeological find. Among the five skulls found, estimated to be approximately 1.8 million years old, Skull 5 sta...
20 Mar 202314min
Hominins: Homo habilis
In 1959, a significant event took place when teeth were discovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. These teeth were identified as belonging to a hominin species known as Homo habilis, which for decades ...
13 Mar 202313min
Hominins: Paranthropus
Thomas Plummer, an archaeologist, had received information about the discovery of stone tools on the Homa Peninsula hillsides in Kenya. In an attempt to gain more knowledge, he initiated an excavation...
6 Mar 202310min
Hominins: Lucy and the Australopithecus
We've come quite a long way along the Hominin River. We've passed tributaries and navigated some pretty large bends. On the way we've heard rumors about what was ahead. A name actually. You'll rec...
27 Feb 202315min
Hominins: Ardipithecus ramidus
Between 1992 and 1994, working in the Awash region of Ethiopia, the same region that Ardipithecus kadabba would be found a few years later, paleoanthropologist Tim White unearthed well over 100 specim...
20 Feb 202313min
Hominins: Ardipithecus kadabba
In the last couple of episodes we've met two early travellers along the Hominin River. Today, we will meet yet another one. This one lived approximately 5.5 million years ago. It is know as Ardipit...
13 Feb 202310min
Hominins: Orrorin tugenensis
We continue with our exploration into hominin history by introducing one who once walked the earth six million years ago - the Orrorin tugenensis. It was bipedal, a mix of ape-like and human-like trai...
6 Feb 202310min
