KOMPAS.com — The team of scientists funded by the National Geographic claims to
find new human species in a cave Rising Star, located 50 kilometers from
Johannesburg, South Africa.
The claim was based on the findings of fossils in the deepest part of the cave called Dinaledi, wide space that can only be reached by the high caving skills. To achieve this space, one must pass through the hole Superman Crawl a width of only 25 centimeters and Dragon Back whose width is only 20 centimeters.
The team of scientists named the new human species Homo Naledi. His discovery was published in two papers in the journal elifeMall.
Lee Berger, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Witwatersrand, who led the study, said the new human species similar to Homo erectus that existed 1.5 million years ago. Man is a small-headed, long-legged and skinny with his male has a height of about 152 centimeters.
Based on the analysis of approximately 1,500 pieces of fossils thought to belong to 15 individuals, human Naledi Berger revealed that it is a blend of modern and ancient humans.
Naledi human brain is small, as small as a gorilla. Simple teeth. Characteristics of the ape-man's chest, but his hands are modern, capable of supporting the activities making tool. Her legs were upright support upright, but her hand bend, like the hands of a monkey who likes hanging from a tree.
The claim was based on the findings of fossils in the deepest part of the cave called Dinaledi, wide space that can only be reached by the high caving skills. To achieve this space, one must pass through the hole Superman Crawl a width of only 25 centimeters and Dragon Back whose width is only 20 centimeters.
The team of scientists named the new human species Homo Naledi. His discovery was published in two papers in the journal elifeMall.
Lee Berger, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Witwatersrand, who led the study, said the new human species similar to Homo erectus that existed 1.5 million years ago. Man is a small-headed, long-legged and skinny with his male has a height of about 152 centimeters.
Based on the analysis of approximately 1,500 pieces of fossils thought to belong to 15 individuals, human Naledi Berger revealed that it is a blend of modern and ancient humans.
Naledi human brain is small, as small as a gorilla. Simple teeth. Characteristics of the ape-man's chest, but his hands are modern, capable of supporting the activities making tool. Her legs were upright support upright, but her hand bend, like the hands of a monkey who likes hanging from a tree.
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Comparison of Homo sapiens and Homo skull Naledi
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Berger saw, man Naledi able to shed light on human evolution. Possibly, 3 million years ago, the maximum prediction Naledi aged man, an intelligent man already there.
"If this kind of early humans, such as the coelacanth (ancient fish), which survive through time and just turned tens of thousands of years, or hundreds of thousands of years, it means that as long as we have a complex species which inhabit Africa, which might be able to make tools, "Naledi said as quoted by The Guardian, Thursday (10/09/2015).
John Hawks, other researchers involved in the research, revealed that although the new species has the characteristics of modern humans, he is perhaps the most ancient species of the genus Homo.
"This may indicate that the history of human evolution different from what we imagine," he said. Meanwhile, Paul Dirks, other scientists involved, saying that the fossil bones will be studied before making a carbon dating to reveal the age of the man. He said carbon dating could potentially damage the material.
Claims a new human discovery has sparked debate among scientists. Without carbon dating, other scientists assess the findings of this new man can not be justified.
William Jungers, an anthropologist at Stony Brooks School of Medicine in New York, said, "If the new man was older than 2 million years, maybe he is an early version of Homo erectus in South Africa, which is already known. If it is new, it may This modern humans who experience isolation. "
Christoph Zollikofer, an anthropologist from the University of Zurich, said bone characteristic which is used to justify the invention of a new kind of man sometimes can not be the basis.
"The unique characteristics that could potentially be used to define a new species to be studied further because they may simply reflect individual variations, or variations in population levels," said Zollikofer. A paleoanthropologist at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that it is the Homo erectus species.
Naledi human controversy not just the novelty of its kind, but also the way to the deepest cave in the space that must be taken via the mahasulit.
Berger had a radical explanation. He said, "We, after eliminating all possible, have come to a conclusion that Homo Naledi that utilize this space for rituals that aim to make themselves dead."
Meanwhile, other scientists argue. Chris Stringer, head of the Department of the Origins of Man in the Natural History Museum in London, said, "If we talk about the exile that purpose, we talk about being brain the size of a gorilla that goes into the cave deep, dark, and put the body through narrow lanes to reach to the cave room. It is a behavior (too) complex for what we think of as primitive human species. "
"If this kind of early humans, such as the coelacanth (ancient fish), which survive through time and just turned tens of thousands of years, or hundreds of thousands of years, it means that as long as we have a complex species which inhabit Africa, which might be able to make tools, "Naledi said as quoted by The Guardian, Thursday (10/09/2015).
John Hawks, other researchers involved in the research, revealed that although the new species has the characteristics of modern humans, he is perhaps the most ancient species of the genus Homo.
"This may indicate that the history of human evolution different from what we imagine," he said. Meanwhile, Paul Dirks, other scientists involved, saying that the fossil bones will be studied before making a carbon dating to reveal the age of the man. He said carbon dating could potentially damage the material.
Claims a new human discovery has sparked debate among scientists. Without carbon dating, other scientists assess the findings of this new man can not be justified.
William Jungers, an anthropologist at Stony Brooks School of Medicine in New York, said, "If the new man was older than 2 million years, maybe he is an early version of Homo erectus in South Africa, which is already known. If it is new, it may This modern humans who experience isolation. "
Christoph Zollikofer, an anthropologist from the University of Zurich, said bone characteristic which is used to justify the invention of a new kind of man sometimes can not be the basis.
"The unique characteristics that could potentially be used to define a new species to be studied further because they may simply reflect individual variations, or variations in population levels," said Zollikofer. A paleoanthropologist at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that it is the Homo erectus species.
Naledi human controversy not just the novelty of its kind, but also the way to the deepest cave in the space that must be taken via the mahasulit.
Berger had a radical explanation. He said, "We, after eliminating all possible, have come to a conclusion that Homo Naledi that utilize this space for rituals that aim to make themselves dead."
Meanwhile, other scientists argue. Chris Stringer, head of the Department of the Origins of Man in the Natural History Museum in London, said, "If we talk about the exile that purpose, we talk about being brain the size of a gorilla that goes into the cave deep, dark, and put the body through narrow lanes to reach to the cave room. It is a behavior (too) complex for what we think of as primitive human species. "
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