Homo habilis ("handy man") is an extinct species of archaic human from the Early Pleistocene of East and South Africa about 2.3–1.65 million years ago (mya). Upon species description in 1964, H.

“Homo habilis is known from sediments just slightly ... But the recently studied fossil site is an amazing window into the history of our family tree.

It became known as the Red Deer Cave due to the later discovery of giant red deer fossils at the site, suggesting ... features with early Homo erectusor Homo habilis, which fell into extinction ...