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Researchers Say S. African Bones Are From Previously Unknown Human Relative
Ancient, but so far undated, remains found in a South African cave (more than 1500 pieces of bone and teeth) have been declared by the team which discovered them to represent a previously unknown kind of human relative, which they have dubbed Homo naledi. New submitter chapman writes: The human-like bones discovered in the Rising Star cave, 50km from Johannesburg, may belong to a new species of "long-legged," "pinheaded," and "gangly" human relative. Apparently the chamber in the cave where the discovery was made is so inaccessible (only 8 inches wide) that the team brought in a group of lightly-built female researchers in order to excavate the bones. Science Mag, too, describes the find as well as the controversy about the unusual publicity surrounding the exploration. The Guardian's article notes that the identification of the bones as belonging to a new species is disputed by some anthropologists, who say that based on the evidence presented so far, the bones may simply be examples of the previouly named Homo erectus.
it's an alien.
I don't see how a population whose skulls are literally half the size of a typical H. erectus skull (among many other major differences) could be seen as just another H. erectus. And not just one, potentially deformed individual, but 15 individuals with the same characteristics. And even if they were the same species, this would still be a remarkable find - so many full, intact bodies in the same location. In a weird location, and in a land far from where H. erectus was known to have lived.
You don't exist. Go away.
Are you talking about a particular incident or just in general? Martian meteorites are identified by the gas trapped within them, general isotopic ratios, and a number of other factors.
You don't exist. Go away.
Who mentioned anything about ethnic makeup of the NBA player?
Based on the quote from the article:
This would apply to any tall, gangly player in the NBA, no matter what their race is......
Geez, why does everyone rush to start playing or arguing the damned RACE card on any description of a human.
The joke I was making was that ALL of the NBA players, by necessity of the sport, requires them to all be very tall, and gangly built (long legs, arms, etc).....
Good Lord people, get off the PC train long enough to realize every comment on a human or group of humans is not based on racism. Try to laugh at a silly joke once in awhile maybe?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
We had a similar corundum in geological plate tectonics a couple decades ago.
That must have been hard.
Read the summary:
Back in the day they sent the tallest gangliest guy in since no one else could both fit in and reach through some hole for something. Then he got trapped. Many years later people find his bones and once again send in a team of specially proportioned people. If they had gotten trapped, future generations would be calling them a new species.