Question

The earliest fossilized human remains have been found in __________.

eastern
or
southern africa

Answer 1

They were found in Eastern Africa.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Eastern Africa.

The earliest fossilized human remains have been found in Eastern Africa.

Ethiopia is the place in Eastern Africa where the earliest fossilized human was found. Anthropologists have named the skeleton "Lucy," a 3.2 million years ape. Lucy was an Australopithecus afarensis early human. It was discovered by Donald C. Johanson, in 1974, close to Hadar, Ethiopia.