The Dikika is an area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. A hominin fossil named Selam, a specimen of the Australopithecus afarensis species, was found in this area. Papers also propose the earliest evidence of stone tool use at this site in the form of cut marks on animal bone. [1] .

Feb 2, 2015 · The discovery of many A. afarensis fossils enabled scientists to identify the Dikika baby as a member of that species. The Dikika fossil often referred to as Selam, or Lucy´s baby, referring to the specimen of A. afarensis, discovered in Hadar in 1974, called Lucy.

The Lomekwi and Dikika data indicate that at least one hominin species, living during the same time of Lucy, was breaking stones to use as tools and using sharp stone edges as knives to butcher animals. Before these discoveries, the earliest evidence for tool use was ascribed to the origins of Homo.

Nickname: Dikika Child, Selam. Site: Dikika, Ethiopia. Year of Discovery: 2000. Discovered by: A team led by Zeresenay Alemseged. Age: About 3.3 million years old. Species: Australopithecus afarensis.

The Dikika Research Project, founded by Academy anthropologist Dr. Alemseged, involves annual field sessions in Ethiopia. Find out what's been uncovered! The Afar region in Ethiopia has played host to some of the world's most important hominin discoveries.

The Dikika Research Project (DRP) is a multidisciplinary endeavor that seeks to address key evolutionary questions pertaining to various aspects of the paleobiology of early hominins (early human ancestors) - as well as their culture and environments over the past ca. 4.0 million years.

Nov 1, 2012 · In 2006 researchers unveiled another incredible A. afarensis specimen from a site called Dikika, just four kilometers from where Lucy turned up. But unlike Lucy, who was well into adulthood by...

Sep 21, 2006 · Some 3.3 million years ago, a three-year-old girl died in present day Ethiopia, in an area called Dikika. Dubbed "Lucy's Baby", she provides researchers with a unique account of our past.

Jan 11, 2018 · The Dikika Research Project (DRP) is a multidisciplinary endeavor that seeks to address key evolutionary questions pertaining to various aspects of the paleobiology of early hominins (early human ancestors) – as well as their culture and environments over the past ca. 4.0 million years.

Jun 1, 2017 · Nearly 17 years later, the 3.3-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as the “Dikika Baby” remains one of the most important discoveries in archaeology, one that is filling in the timeline of...