Taung Child

The Taung Child is a fossilized skull of a young human ancestor, discovered in South Africa in 1924. Dated to about 2.5 million years ago, it is significant because it provided strong evidence that early human ancestors walked upright and had a mix of ape and human features. The discovery helped confirm the idea that humans evolved in Africa. The Taung Child's brain was small but shows signs of early development, giving scientists insight into human evolutionary history. Its identification as a hominin was a key breakthrough in understanding our origins.