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Australopithecus anamensis
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A. anamensis is the earliest known australopithecine and lived over 4 million years ago.

Homo heidelbergensis
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These humans evolved in Africa but by 500,000 years ago some populations were in Europe. They lived and worked in co-operative groups, hunted large animals and made a variety of tools including stone hand axes and wooden spears set with stone spearheads.

Homo erectus
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Homo erectus is now one of the better known of our human relatives with over 40 specimens excavated from Java and China.

Australopithecus africanus
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This species was the first of our pre-human ancestors to be discovered, but was initially rejected from our family tree because of its small brain. This opinion changed when new evidence showed this species had many features intermediate between apes and humans.

How have we changed since our species first appeared?
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Physical and genetic changes have occurred within our species and will continue to occur at a basic level as new genes evolve. However, these changes may not be as dramatic as they were in the past as the situation today does not favour the evolution of a new human species.

How do we know how they behaved?
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An amazing amount of information can be extracted from the artefacts and fossil remains of our ancestors and the fossils of other animals. These can provide information about our ancestors’ lifestyles, technological abilities and even their social interactions.

How do we know what their environments were like?
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Reconstructing the physical environment in which our ancestors lived allows us to gain a greater understanding of their day-to-day lives. Environments on both local and broader scales are greatly affected by climate, so climate change is an important area of study in reconstructing past environments

Do we know how some early human ancestors died?
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The bones of some ancient individuals can tell us how their owners died. Some individuals had diseases that can be seen from the structure of their bones or teeth. Some had physical injuries that produce unique types of damage.

Our ancestors’ fossils – ancient bones and footprints
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Fossils are fascinating reminders of life in ancient times. They can also reveal an amazing amount of information. Fossils have, for example, helped us work out who some of our direct ancestors might be.

Humans and other Great Apes
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Humans are classified in the sub-group of primates known as the Great Apes.