Addis Ababa — A “remarkably complete” 3.8-million-year-old skull of an early human has been unearthed in Ethiopia, scientists announced on Wednesday, a discovery that has the potential to alter our understanding of human evolution.
The skull, known as “MRD”, was discovered not far from the younger Lucy — the ancient ancestor of modern humans — and shows the two species may have co-existed for about 100,000 years...
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