One hundred years ago, a fossil changed our understanding of human origins!
In 1924, in South Africa, a skull belonging to a young Australopithecus africanus was discovered near the town of Taung. This finding proved that human evolution began in Africa, contrary to what scientists believed at the time.
The Taung Child showed that our ancestors walked upright before developing big brains! Even today, this discovery remains crucial to understanding where we come from.
