Human fossils hint at new species

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Human fossils hint at new species

The remains of what may be a previously unknown human species have been identified in southern China.

The bones, which represent at least five individuals, have been dated to between 11,500 and 14,500 years ago.

But scientists are calling them simply the Red Deer Cave people, after one of the sites where they were unearthed.

The team has told the PLoS One journal that far more detailed analysis of the fossils is required before they can be ascribed to a new human lineage.

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Mysterious fossils of what may be a previously unknown type of human have been uncovered in caves in China, ones that possess a highly unusual mix of bygone and modern human features, scientists reveal.
Surprisingly, the fossils are only between 11,500 and 14,500 years old. That means they would have shared the landscape with modern humans when China's earliest farmers were first appearing.
"These new fossils might be of a previously unknown species, one that survived until the very end of the ice age around 11,000 years ago," said researcher Darren Curnoe, a palaeoanthropologist at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
"Alternatively, they might represent a very early and previously unknown migration of modern humans out of Africa, a population who may not have contributed genetically to living people," Curnoe added.

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I was fortunate enough to go on a field school trip to kenya to study paleoanthropology...with a couple of the professors involved in the 70's "finds". The experience left a bad taste in my mouth to the point i wouldnt believe ANYTHING thats said, especially when it comes to human origins.

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I was fortunate enough to go on a field school trip to kenya to study paleoanthropology...with a couple of the professors involved in the 70's "finds". The experience left a bad taste in my mouth to the point i wouldnt believe ANYTHING thats said, especially when it comes to human origins.

... sure sounds like there's a good story or two lurking behind that post :P

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Thank you Paul:cool:

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Re: Mysterious Chinese Fossils May Be New Human Species
Posted by christinedream7
I was fortunate enough to go on a field school trip to kenya to study paleoanthropology...with a couple of the professors involved in the 70's "finds". The experience left a bad taste in my mouth to the point i wouldnt believe ANYTHING thats said, especially when it comes to human origins.



... sure sounds like there's a good story or two lurking behind that post




One of the best experiences of my life!! Worth every penny of my unpaid there coming after me student loans! :p

Some of the most beautiful scenes ever...and you REALLY can hear yourself think there as theres NO electricity in many parts of Kenya, really nothing in certain parts---like time to go bathroom, ok unamog stops, go find a bush and save your tee pee! Seriously its a LITERAL thing... u hear your voice in your head!