Prehistoric foot bones finally linked to our early ancestors

Australopithecus deyiremeda lived peacefully alongside other early hominins like Lucy. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Sixteen years ago, paleoanthropologists stumbled upon an errant foot bone at a dig site in Ethiopia. It was clearly human-like, but which species it belonged to remained a mystery. Now, we finally know that the foot belongs to one of humanity's oldest known evolutionary relatives .