09.21.94 - Ethiopian Hominid Fossil Find is Oldest
The new research, announced jointly by Nature and the University, offers a glimpse of the earliest roots of humanity. The first hominid fossil was found by team member Suwa at Aramis on Dec. 17, 1992. As he walked across the barren outcrops under the midday desert sun, Suwa's eye was caught by the glint of a molar tooth among the hundreds of ...