Nearly 2 million years ago, a leopard in Africa sank its teeth into the face of an early human. This bite etched tiny tooth marks into the unlucky person’s jawbone. That bone now speaks to a chilling early chapter in our history: when humans were prey.
The fossil belongs to Homo habilis. It’s one of the earliest members of our genus. (Homo includes modern humans and our closest relatives.) At first glance, the bone marks look like scratches. But a recent, close analysis tells another story. The bite marks suggest leopards hunted these early folk.
That discovery helps solve a fossil mystery. It also raises questions about a time when humans held a more precarious spot in the Read Entire Article
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