ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Boskop Man

Alright, kiddo! So, Boskop Man is something that people talk about when they want to learn about ancient humans. Think of it like a really old puzzle that people are trying to solve.

Long, long time ago, before our grandparents, before our great-grandparents, and even before our great-great-grandparents, there were people who lived on Earth. These people were different from us because they looked a little different. They were called Boskop Man.

Boskop Man were special because they had some features that made them stand out from other ancient humans. Their skulls were much bigger and rounder than other humans at the time. They also had bigger brains than the average person. In fact, their brains were almost one-third larger than ours!

Scientists are still trying to figure out why Boskop Man had such big heads. Some of them think that it helped Boskop Man be smarter and come up with new ideas. Others think that it just happened by chance, and it didn't really have any special advantages.

Unfortunately, we don’t get to see or talk to Boskop Man anymore because they lived a very, very long time ago. But we can learn about them and try to understand how they lived and how they were different from us.