Meet the family: The models that claim to reveal our ancestors in unprecedented detail
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 
Author A new BBC show has created lifelike models charting the ascent of man, showing in the most forensic detail ever how three of our ancient ancestors would actually have looked when they walked the earth.
Recreated from ancient bones, using 21st century techniques, they reveal how Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo Erectus and Neanderthal man lived thousands of years ago.
While Australopithecus Afarensis was an established walker 3.2 million years ago, it was Homo Erectus that shed his body hair while Neanderthal man was the first metrosexual, the programme’s producers claim.
Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo Erectus and Neanderthal man recreated as 3D models for the BBC’s latest show, which airs every night this week.
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