Still, Laetoli provides solid evidence for bipedalism 3.5 million years ago. A hominin whose anatomy was so like our own that we can say it walked as we do did not appear in Africa until 1.8 million years ago.

What year was walking invented?

Anthropologists consider Homo erectus our close relative and an early member of our own genus, Homo. So, as you can see, human walking took a very long time to develop. It appeared in Africa more than 4.4 million years ago, long before tool-making appeared.

How long ago was walking invented?

Anthropologists consider Homo erectus our close relative and an early member of our own genus, Homo. So, as you can see, human walking took a very long time to develop. It appeared in Africa more than 4.4 million years ago, long before tool-making appeared.