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In order to understand our universal traits, and how we came to be who we are, and to understand our place in this world and how we came to be here at all, it is fundamental to glean a more complete understanding of our origins. This search for our origins, to determine who the first hominin was, when they lived, and whether they contributed any genetic material to modern humans is a primary objective of paleoanthropology. It requires reconstructing the human lineage back to its roots, beyond the point where hominins and apes diverged from their common ancestor. Molecular testing indicates this divergence occurred between five and eight million years ago (Lewin & Foley, 2004). More precise timing, the location, and the mechanisms of this split remain debated. The questions remain unresolved partly because the fossil record is inordinately sparse. The visual representation of human evolution remains an unruly...

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