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Homo Naledi, That Cousin We Didn't Know About.
On September 11, 2015, Wits University announced the discovery of a new human species, Homo Naledi.
Discovered by professor Lee Berger from the University of Witwatersrand, Homo Naledi is the single largest fossil hominid find yet made on the continent of Africa.
A bit of a Indiana Jones lookalike, Prof Lee Berger grew up in the USA and studied at Georgia Southern University and then moved to South Africa to further his studies at what is known world wide as the cradle of human kind.
It started in 2013, when two recreational cavers found a small chute in the rising star cave which was about 12m long and 20 cm wide, the cavers found fossils.
Later that year, National Geographic funded a expedition called the rising star expedition to excavate the cave. A second expedition of 4 weeks followed later in 2014.
1550 piece of bone belonging to at least 15 individuals were found. The fossils included bones, skulls, teeth and ribs.
The physical characteristics of Homo Naledi are described as having traits similar to the genus Australopithecus, which is know to be our oldest ancestor. But is also shows characteristics and traits of the genus Homo.
An analysis of homo naledi sugests thatadult males stood at about 150 cm and weighed around 45 kg and femals where just a little smaller. They are believed to have been bipedal.
The discovery of Homo Naledi suggests that there are a lot more to the human ancestral race than we thought we knew. Archeologists are sure that there are more missing pieces to this puzzle we cal human kind.
It started in 2013, when two recreational cavers found a small chute in the rising star cave which was about 12m long and 20 cm wide, the cavers found fossils.
Later that year, National Geographic funded a expedition called the rising star expedition to excavate the cave. A second expedition of 4 weeks followed later in 2014.
1550 piece of bone belonging to at least 15 individuals were found. The fossils included bones, skulls, teeth and ribs.
The physical characteristics of Homo Naledi are described as having traits similar to the genus Australopithecus, which is know to be our oldest ancestor. But is also shows characteristics and traits of the genus Homo.
An analysis of homo naledi sugests thatadult males stood at about 150 cm and weighed around 45 kg and femals where just a little smaller. They are believed to have been bipedal.
The discovery of Homo Naledi suggests that there are a lot more to the human ancestral race than we thought we knew. Archeologists are sure that there are more missing pieces to this puzzle we cal human kind.
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