History of humankind

History of humankind

10 striking images that tell the stories of the decade

10 striking images that tell the stories of the decade

These images show some of the people, places and events that have shaped our recent history

Vanessa Hayes speaks with Headman ǀkun ǀkunta, from an extended Ju/'hoansi family, who provided genome data for a study identifying the ancestral homeland in southern Africa of all living members of our species, in Namibia, February 6, 2019/ Evolving Picture via Reuters

Humankind's ancestral 'homeland' pinpointed in Botswana