Herto Man

Herto Man is the name given to early Homo sapiens fossils found at Herto, Ethiopia, and dated to about 160,000 years ago. The fossils are classified as Homo sapiens idaltu.

Homo sapiens idaltu: An extinct subspecies name proposed for the early Homo sapiens fossils found at Herto, Ethiopia. This is the taxonomic name applied to the Herto fossils.
Herto Bouri: An archaeological and fossil locality in Ethiopia’s Middle Awash region. The Herto fossils were discovered at this locality.
Tim White: An American paleoanthropologist known for research on human origins in Africa. White co-led the team that reported the Herto fossils.
Anatomically modern humans: Humans whose skeletal anatomy falls within the range of living Homo sapiens. Herto Man combines modern features with some archaic cranial traits.
Homo sapiens: The living human species, including anatomically modern humans and their extinct populations. Herto Man is an early fossil representative of this species.
Middle Awash: A fossil-rich region of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift where remains span millions of years. Herto lies within this broader research region.
Berhane Asfaw: An Ethiopian paleoanthropologist who has studied human evolution and fossils in Ethiopia. Asfaw co-led the Herto research team.
Human evolution: The evolutionary history of humans and their ancestral populations. The fossils inform accounts of early Homo sapiens evolution.
Middle Pleistocene: The interval of the Pleistocene spanning approximately 781,000 to 126,000 years ago. The Herto fossils date to this interval.
Awash River: A major river flowing through Ethiopia’s Afar region. The Herto site is part of the Awash Valley fossil record.

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