Human Ancestors

[Ewan]

Please also see these threads.....

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https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...an-family-tree.

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...he-Philippines

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...Africa-Fiction

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...the-Denisovans

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...und-in-Morocco

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Toumaï, the New Ancestor

In July 2001, in the Djurab Desert of northern Chad, a Franco-Chadian expedition headed by paleoanthropologist Michel Brunet discovered a seven-million-year-old fossil skull. After the discoveries of “Lucy” and then “Abel”, this major find has pushed the date for the earliest emergence of hominids back even further. Researchers have been studying the skull closely to determine the environment in which the hominid lived and to reconstruct his face – in short, to bring Toumaï, our most distant ancestor to date, back to life.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dOp6Fy5SX8E

[Ewan]

Ancient Human Species We Once Co-Existed With

The story of human evolution may seem straightforward, but it's far from a linear progression. Join renowned paleoanthropologist, Ella Al-Shamahi as we explore the complexities of our past, meeting the fascinating human species we once shared the planet with, competed with, and interbred with, including neanderthals, enigmatic Denisovans and the mysterious Homo naledi.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mLrAJo6-SH4

[Johnnycomelately]

Cool thread, Ewan. I’ve got both your vids cued up.

I think that the animal kingdom prepared bodies for us to incarnate here. Hard to guess when we stepped in, looking back at the known primate record.

For me, this jives with my belief that this physical universe was created as a place where we so-called sinners could fall out of company with our uncorrupted brethren in Heaven, and learn to get back to those vibes. Time scales are wack, granted, but I can accept that mystery.

There must be a parameter of some kind of stasis, in our spiritual path. Meaning time available for a physical universe to be prepared, and maybe some practice physical universes before. Not to mention our time in the original homeland, growing up through the mineral and plant and animal kingdoms.

Two expressions come to mind. “God’s mill grinds slowly”, and “The last shall be first, and the first shall be last”.

Ever had ideas, convictions, that spanned the ages of multiple universes? Takes some pressure off figuring out one lifetime.

[Ewan]

Copied from a Bill Ryan post here.


A brief overview of Human Evolution | Homo History

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OF4ZipT-ZDE

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ewan (here)
Copied from a Bill Ryan post here.

A brief overview of Human Evolution | Homo History

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OF4ZipT-ZDE

Yes! HIGHLY recommended. Fast-paced, super-detailed, immensely interesting, and a whole bunch of fun.

The presenter has never revealed her name, but she has a doctorate in archeology and anthropology and every one of her videos is a delight, packed with solid information and frequently very funny. (Below other videos she's been described by commenters as a university professor doing stand-up comedy while delivering the curriculum of an entire course.)

Just 3 of over 1,600 purring comments below this one:

• Delightful. I've got my Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and I never heard a prof give a lecture as much fun as this. Well done.

• This is the best youtube video I have seen in a long while! You packed so much information in an entertaining video! You passion about the topic is so awesome. Also, nice that you included all sources to the information into the video. Just like a real researcher. You humor was also on point.

• I used to be a Technical Assistant for an undergraduate biological anthropology course. This video basically covered the whole of one of our units, maybe a month and a half of lectures and labs, in less than 45 minutes. Exemplary work!

[Ewan]

Thread title indicates the focus was ancestors of humans. I don't think the following strictly fits the criteria, more like a cousin?


How Neanderthals Lived, Loved, Healed? | Who Was The Real Neanderthal? | Full Documentary

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Y4_hdKrnqY

For decades, Neanderthals were dismissed as dim-witted brutes primitive, clumsy, and far inferior to modern humans. But groundbreaking discoveries are rewriting everything we thought we knew.

This documentary reveals the true Neanderthal: an intelligent, emotional, artistic, empathetic human species whose legacy still lives within us today.

Through stunning archaeological finds, DNA analysis, cutting-edge robotics, and lifelike forensic reconstructions, we explore:

• Footprints, tools, and dwellings showing they lived in organized family clans
• Advanced hunting strategies and long-range spear throwing
• Healthcare and compassion, caring for disabled and ill clan members
• Cave art and symbolic language predating Homo sapiens by 20,000+ years
• Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, influencing immunity, skin, and behavior
• Mini “Neanderthal brains” grown in labs, offering a window into their cognition
• The world’s oldest human-built structure, a stone ring 178,000 years old

From complex homes to antibiotics, from abstract symbols to emotional bonds, the real Neanderthal was far more human and far more remarkable than textbooks ever admitted.

This is the story of our long-lost relatives… and the shared history that still shapes us.

[Bill Ryan]

Copying this fascinating post by Bluegreen on his thread:

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Scientists Have Reconstructed The Face of The Oldest Known Homo Sapien

... and it looks very familiar





Scientists have used human fossils from Morocco to create a digital face from around 315,000 years ago. The result offers a glimpse of what some of the earliest known members of our species might have looked like.

Despite its strong features and projecting jaw, the face would not seem entirely out of place today.

"As for the individual from Jebel Irhoud, he might go unnoticed in a crowd, but a closer look would reveal something that sets him apart from the rest – most notably his robust features and a projecting jaw," said 3D designer Cícero Moraes.

The story behind that face began in the early 1960s, when a worker extracting minerals at Jebel Irhoud discovered a skull. Scientists initially thought it belonged to an African Neanderthal who lived roughly 40,000 years ago.

Later excavations uncovered more human remains and stone tools. As researchers examined the finds, their understanding of both the people and their age changed.

In 2017, two studies identified the remains as early members of our own species, Homo sapiens. Dating work placed the fossil-bearing layer at approximately 315,000 years old, with an uncertainty of about 34,000 years.

The discoveries pushed back the known history of our species by around 100,000 years, making the Jebel Irhoud remains the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils found to date. The same fossils now form the basis of the facial approximation.





Missing parts, including the lower jaw and dental material, came from other remains found in the same archaeological layer. The resulting face therefore cannot be treated as an exact portrait of one individual.

Published 21st October 2026 by Esra Öz – Science Alert
https://www.sciencealert.com/scienti...-very-familiar