June 2006 pulao a remote chain of islands in the
pulao a remote chain of islands in the
pulao a remote chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean National Geographic scientists Lee
National Geographic scientists Lee
National Geographic scientists Lee Berger has come here on vacation on the
Berger has come here on vacation on the
Berger has come here on vacation on the final day of his trip he his wings of a
final day of his trip he his wings of a
final day of his trip he his wings of a possible discovery of fossilized human
possible discovery of fossilized human
possible discovery of fossilized human remains nearby a local guide takes lead
remains nearby a local guide takes lead
remains nearby a local guide takes lead to a natural cave on one of the smallest
to a natural cave on one of the smallest
to a natural cave on one of the smallest islands
the guy takes lead to a small pile of
the guy takes lead to a small pile of bones he knows right away that they are
bones he knows right away that they are
bones he knows right away that they are human but just what as he stumbled into
human but just what as he stumbled into
human but just what as he stumbled into he realizes the bones are extremely
he realizes the bones are extremely
he realizes the bones are extremely unusual the piece of skull has a
unusual the piece of skull has a
unusual the piece of skull has a pronounced brow Ridge very different
pronounced brow Ridge very different
pronounced brow Ridge very different from the average of modern human
the bone is also incredibly thick in the
the bone is also incredibly thick in the shape of the for the wide nose and small
shape of the for the wide nose and small
shape of the for the wide nose and small eyes would have meant a strange flat
eyes would have meant a strange flat
eyes would have meant a strange flat face nothing like Paulo has come to have
perhaps most interesting of all is the
perhaps most interesting of all is the skull size it’s about 25% smaller than
skull size it’s about 25% smaller than
skull size it’s about 25% smaller than that of an average adult human today
that of an average adult human today
that of an average adult human today this region it’s a compact body the wide
this region it’s a compact body the wide
this region it’s a compact body the wide nose of the parents we have looked at
nose of the parents we have looked at
nose of the parents we have looked at unist freakish
after three days in the lab Berger and
after three days in the lab Berger and his team are starting to believe that
his team are starting to believe that
his team are starting to believe that these bones are not the remains of an
these bones are not the remains of an
these bones are not the remains of an ancient people at all but a tribe of
ancient people at all but a tribe of
ancient people at all but a tribe of previously unknown lived in modern times
previously unknown lived in modern times
previously unknown lived in modern times this would be the first evidence of such
this would be the first evidence of such
this would be the first evidence of such an evolution that diverse people living
an evolution that diverse people living
an evolution that diverse people living alongside modern humans in recent times
the team would know for sure until
the team would know for sure until samples have been carbon-dated but
samples have been carbon-dated but
samples have been carbon-dated but they’re beginning to suspect that these
they’re beginning to suspect that these
they’re beginning to suspect that these unusual-looking cave people could have
unusual-looking cave people could have
unusual-looking cave people could have populated the earth in just three
populated the earth in just three
populated the earth in just three thousand years ago possibly surviving it
thousand years ago possibly surviving it
thousand years ago possibly surviving it as recently as 500 AD
scientists can only speculate but the
scientists can only speculate but the what-ifs are extraordinary did these
what-ifs are extraordinary did these
what-ifs are extraordinary did these cave people resemble us in hiding
cave people resemble us in hiding
cave people resemble us in hiding parents and somehow goofs more in order
parents and somehow goofs more in order
parents and somehow goofs more in order to adapt to a difficult environment
to adapt to a difficult environment
to adapt to a difficult environment although they small when they are
perhaps the answer is the simplicity
perhaps the answer is the simplicity pleasant enough comment with no crops or
pleasant enough comment with no crops or
pleasant enough comment with no crops or animals and these people
animals and these people
animals and these people officials
their bodies and brain cavities
their bodies and brain cavities shrinking due to a lack of protein and
shrinking due to a lack of protein and
shrinking due to a lack of protein and other basic nutrients evidence shows
other basic nutrients evidence shows
other basic nutrients evidence shows that the earliest circle has arrived in
that the earliest circle has arrived in
that the earliest circle has arrived in Palau just three to four thousand years
Palau just three to four thousand years
Palau just three to four thousand years ago subsequent generations might have
ago subsequent generations might have
ago subsequent generations might have adapted to the harsh conditions but it
adapted to the harsh conditions but it
adapted to the harsh conditions but it seems to have happened very quickly this
seems to have happened very quickly this
seems to have happened very quickly this would mean that rather than humans
would mean that rather than humans
would mean that rather than humans evolving were the tens of thousands
evolving were the tens of thousands
evolving were the tens of thousands as previously thought these little
as previously thought these little
as previously thought these little people could have changed drastically in
people could have changed drastically in
people could have changed drastically in size and shape in just a few hundred
size and shape in just a few hundred
size and shape in just a few hundred years
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