1994    Human evolution: The journal ''Nature'' reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete ''Australopithecus afarensis'' skull.

1997    In London scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which support the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

2003    Human evolution: The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human have been found in Italy.