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Australopithecus bahrelghazali
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This species lived about 3.6 million years ago and is the first from the genus Australopithecus to be discovered outside of southern and eastern Africa.

Australopithecus garhi
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This hominin lived 2.5 million years and, although similar to other australopithecines, it displayed some surprising features.

Orrorin tugenensis
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A key specimen of the human story, its position on our family tree is highly debated. Is it the oldest known hominin or should it be placed on the tree before the human line split from the line leading to chimpanzees?

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.

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.

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 what they looked like?
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Seeing our ancestors’ fleshed-out faces and bodies helps us to imagine them as living beings. Instead of staring at fragments of bone, we can gaze into a face from the past. Reconstructions that show flesh on bone begin with a detailed knowledge of primate anatomy.

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.

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.

What will we look like in the future?
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Predicting what we will be like in the future has been the domain of science fiction writes for centuries