In Olduvai Gorge, archaeologists have discovered a range of bone tools thought to have been made and used by an ancestral human species of hominid called Homo habilis 1.5 million years ago.

The bones are likely to be of a hominid, who fell through a shaft ... By around 2.5 million years ago a more recent ancestor - Homo habilis or 'man, the toolmaker' appears to have evolved.

Homo habilis, which actually means "handy man ... making it the first wide-ranging hominid. Despite the primitive appearance of its skull, the erectus skeleton is very similar to that of modern ...

The bones are likely to be of a hominid, who fell through a shaft ... others were more lightly built and dubbed 'gracile'. HOMO HABILIS By around 2.5 million years ago a more recent ancestor ...

Excavations carried out in the Olduvai Gorge, not far from there, have resulted in the discovery of one of our more distant ancestors, Homo habilis. Laitoli Site, which also lies within the area, is ...