Radical Anthropology#Paranthropus 2.6 MA in Ethiopia
'found more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) farther north than any other fossil of its kind.
"Until now, not a single fossil of Paranthropus had been identified" in the Afar region of Ethiopia,'
michael26-Nov-2025
New research by ASU paleoanthropologists gives valuable insight into how two ancient human ancestors coexisted in the same area
They assign a #hominin foot #fossil from #Lucy’s time to a different species – with help from teeth
New research by ASU paleoanthropologists gives valuable insight into how two ancient human ancestors coexisted in the same area
With the help of newly identified bones, an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot found in 2009, is assigned to a species different from that of the famous fossil Lucy providing further proof that two ancient species of hominins co-existed at the same time and in the same region.
And here on #Ardipithecus ankles -- the truly transitional early #hominin, still ape-like and climbing with grasping foot but also #bipedal
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-analysis-million-year-ankle-exposes.html
Archaeology News 
Mystery hominin skull discovered in 1960 dated to at least 286,000 years old
A mystery in human evolution may be close to being solved, thanks to a new study by the Institut de Paléontologie Humaine in France. A nearly complete cranium discovered in 1960 inside the Petralona Cave in northern Greece has defied all efforts at identification and precise dating for several decades...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/petralona-skull-discovered-in-1960/
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Evolution of #hominin #bipedalism in two steps
The evolution of hominin bipedalism in two steps - Nature
The human pelvis exhibits distinct spatiotemporal ossification patterns and an ilium cartilage growth plate that is shifted perpendicularly compared with those of other mammals and non-human primates—two key adaptations that underlie bipedalism.
Anna SzalaNew article out today in #Scientific #Data: Lewandowski et al. (2025) present the #Apemen #Faces #Database (#ApeFD)!
620 #hominin faces, with #morphometric data + "vibe check" (#threat, #sociability, #trustworthiness... you name it).
Researchers can use this #open dataset to explore questions on #ocular #morphology, social perception, facial morphology, and even applications in cross-disciplinary fields such as #primatology, #cultural #anthropology, and media studies. Go wild, use it in your research, and e-mail us if you have any questions! :D
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05813-z
🔗 Dataset: https://doi.org/10.18150/L2RHIA
John Hawks here on the #footprints showing different #hominin species strolling along past each other on the shores of #KoobiFora1.5 MA
'A trackway and three isolated prints from Koobi Fora, Kenya, around 1.5 million years old, look to have been made by two different species. The research team who analyzed the prints, led by Kevin Hatala, determined that the trackway was likely made by a large Paranthropus boisei individual, while two or three smaller Homo individuals probably made the isolated prints on the same ancient surface.'
https://www.johnhawks.net/p/when-hominins-walked-in-each-others-tracks
18-Jun-2025
Research confirms that a nearly complete #hominin skull discovered near Harbin belongs to the #Denisovan lineage. It dates back to at least 146,000 years ago.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1087905
Key evidence links Harbin individual’s nearly complete skull to a Denisovan
“What Denisovans looked like, despite their genetic contributions to present-day East Asians and Oceanians?” This is one of the most important questions that has arisen since the discovery of the Denisovans 15 years ago. Now, recent research by a team led by FU Qiaomiei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and JI Qiang of Hebei GEO University has helped answer this question by confirming that a nearly complete hominin skull discovered near Harbin belongs to the Denisovan lineage. It dates back to at least 146,000 years ago.
The skullduggery over #Toumai involved suppression of possible evidence that it was not in fact a #hominin (bipedal) fossil.
'When she returned, she found that her research materials had been confiscated; the fossils were being “renumbered”, she was told. At one point, however, Bergeret said, one of her advisers appeared with the femur in his hand. “This piece,” he warned, holding it before her: “You forget you ever saw it.”'
The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins
The long read: When fossilised remains were discovered in the Djurab desert in 2001, they were hailed as radically rewriting the history of our species. But not everyone was convinced – and the bitter argument that followed has consumed the lives of scholars ever since