Human Life - Beginning
Where did human life begin? The evidence that has been discovered to this date suggest that human life began in Africa. This is supported by the discovery made the Leakeys. It was originally thought that human life evolved in Europe or Asia around 60,000 years ago. In 1972, the oldest remains of the hominine line where found in the Olduvai Gorge. The remains where found by Donald Johanson but the Leakeys; Mary and Louis were credited as they were the ones to begin the expedition in the Olduvai Gorge. The skeleton was nicknamed "Lucy" and is the oldest remains of Australopithecus. There are three main categories of that made up the hominine line these are australopithecus, homo erectus and homo habilis. It is believed that the older human species where apes that moved out of rainforests and flourished and evolved in the savannah.
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| The Olduvai Gorge Credit for Image: Pat Bean |
