As of 20 19,10,8, the earliest human found in the world is Australopithecus. Australopithecus fossils were first discovered in Taung, Northwest Province of South Africa in 1924, and later similar fossils were found in East Africa and South Africa, including skulls, pelvis and limbs.

Australopithecus lived about 5.5 million to1300,000 years ago. The life age is about1700,000 years ago, and the difference before and after is not more than100,000 years.

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After World War II, researchers turned their attention to East Africa, and their work in East Africa proved to be very valuable.

Through the efforts of scientists, many fossils have been found in East Africa. Among them, the "Bowie East Africa" Australopithecus fossil, namely "Bowie Australopithecus", was discovered by Louis Leakey and his wife in Dewey Canyon, Tanzania, Australia from 65438 to 0959.

1969 "black skull" fossils discovered by Richard Leakey and his wife on the east bank of Lake Tekana in Kenya; Fossils of homo habilis discovered by Richard's brother Jonathan in East Africa; "Lucy Maiden" Fossils and "Graveyard" discovered by Johnson in Hada area.

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