Why Ethiopia Is Called the Cradle of Humanity 😳

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]What if I told you humanity may have started in Ethiopia?

[00:00:03]Yes, scientists discovered some of the oldest human ancestors in Ethiopia.

[00:00:08]>> [music] >> In 1974, researchers found a famous fossil called Lucy. She lived more than 3 million years ago.

[00:00:15]This discovery helped scientists understand how our human walked and evolved and it changed human history forever. [music] That's why Ethiopia is often called the cradle of humanity because some of the earliest clues about human life were found there. So in a way, part of every human story connects back [music] to Africa and to Ethiopia.

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