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9988B,C.E Modern humans started living in far south.
Evidence suggests that modern humans were alredy living as far south as central Chile by about 12,500 years ago. -
Hunter stumbled upon paintings.
In 1868, a hunter stumbled upon paintings in the Altamira cave in Spain. -
Teenagers discover old paintings.
In 1940 four teenagers and their dog discovered a cave full of 16,000 year old paintings, to the time of the last Ice Age. -
Scull found in East Africa.
British archaeologists Mary and Louis Leakey Discovered a piece of human-like skull at Olduvai Gorge in East Africa. The fossil was at least 1.75 million years old. -
Hundreds of bone fragments found that made up lucy.
American fossil hunter Donald Johanson made a discovery and finds the first of hundreds of bone fragments that make up lucy. -
7-million-year-old humanoid skull was found.
In 2001 Michael Brunet shows off the 7-million-year-old humanoid skull was found in Chad. -
Babby mammoth frozen for 37,000 years.
Frozen for 37,000 years, a baby mammoth was uncovered in Russia in 2007. -
36,000 year old skull was found.
In 2007, scientists analyze a fossil skull that had been found in South Africa. Tests showed that the skull was about 36,000 years old. -
Genetic study was completed.
In 2008, scientists completed a genetic study of nearly a thousand people around the world. -
A complete female skeleton was found.
In 2009 Tim White unveiled a nearly complete skeleton of a female named Ardi nearly 1.2 million years older than Lucy.
