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New Human Ancestor Discovered: Homo naledi (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) | National Geographic


you have our genus what these

you have our genus what these discoveries telling us is that there’s a

discoveries telling us is that there’s a

discoveries telling us is that there’s a lot out there to be found we actually

lot out there to be found we actually

lot out there to be found we actually don’t have a story of human evolution I

don’t have a story of human evolution I

don’t have a story of human evolution I mean it looks like it might be a

mean it looks like it might be a

mean it looks like it might be a fragment of like the supraorbital torus

fragment of like the supraorbital torus

fragment of like the supraorbital torus or something the homo Naledi fossils are

or something the homo Naledi fossils are

or something the homo Naledi fossils are extraordinary enough the wide variety of

extraordinary enough the wide variety of

extraordinary enough the wide variety of ways we know they have the characters of

ways we know they have the characters of

ways we know they have the characters of an early member of the genus Homo by

an early member of the genus Homo by

an early member of the genus Homo by comparing their morphology to other

comparing their morphology to other

comparing their morphology to other early hominids we can see that we would

early hominids we can see that we would

early hominids we can see that we would place them right at the base of the

place them right at the base of the

place them right at the base of the lineage that leads to us we never seen a

lineage that leads to us we never seen a

lineage that leads to us we never seen a nonhuman that shares so many primitive

nonhuman that shares so many primitive

nonhuman that shares so many primitive and yet sometimes advanced characters

and yet sometimes advanced characters

and yet sometimes advanced characters tiny brain curved fingers but generally

tiny brain curved fingers but generally

tiny brain curved fingers but generally human-like hand on legs and a human foot

human-like hand on legs and a human foot

human-like hand on legs and a human foot when you’re looking at well over a dozen

when you’re looking at well over a dozen

when you’re looking at well over a dozen in fact probably around eighteen

in fact probably around eighteen

in fact probably around eighteen different individuals represent all

different individuals represent all

different individuals represent all different age spans from near-fatal age

different age spans from near-fatal age

different age spans from near-fatal age to senile individuals and we’re the last

to senile individuals and we’re the last

to senile individuals and we’re the last stages of their lives when I first saw

stages of their lives when I first saw

stages of their lives when I first saw these images by my exploration team I

these images by my exploration team I

these images by my exploration team I knew that we had to act the rising star

knew that we had to act the rising star

knew that we had to act the rising star cave system is one of the best-known in

cave system is one of the best-known in

cave system is one of the best-known in South after it’s been caved continuously

South after it’s been caved continuously

South after it’s been caved continuously for more than 50 years I had this fossil

for more than 50 years I had this fossil

for more than 50 years I had this fossil line on the surface and I could see that

line on the surface and I could see that

line on the surface and I could see that it had been damaged

it had been damaged

it had been damaged so I called National Geographic to put

so I called National Geographic to put

so I called National Geographic to put together an extradition fast interest is

together an extradition fast interest is

together an extradition fast interest is pretty very day to get to it you have to

pretty very day to get to it you have to

pretty very day to get to it you have to move to seven and a half inch slot

move to seven and a half inch slot

move to seven and a half inch slot wiggling your way across shale rocks

wiggling your way across shale rocks

wiggling your way across shale rocks before you drop into this remarkable

before you drop into this remarkable

before you drop into this remarkable kernel chamber and the floor is quite

kernel chamber and the floor is quite

kernel chamber and the floor is quite literally comprised as parts of the

literally comprised as parts of the

literally comprised as parts of the bodies of these human ancestors that now

bodies of these human ancestors that now

bodies of these human ancestors that now attend look at this tell them their

attend look at this tell them their

attend look at this tell them their go-to click oh you got the fossil it

go-to click oh you got the fossil it

go-to click oh you got the fossil it appears based upon the context that we

appears based upon the context that we

appears based upon the context that we have discovered this incredible

have discovered this incredible

have discovered this incredible assemblage of hominid fossils in is that

assemblage of hominid fossils in is that

assemblage of hominid fossils in is that they were deliberately placed there by

they were deliberately placed there by

they were deliberately placed there by their next of kin after death Homo

their next of kin after death Homo

their next of kin after death Homo Naledi was doing something that until

Naledi was doing something that until

Naledi was doing something that until this moment we thought was unique to

this moment we thought was unique to

this moment we thought was unique to modern humans that is deliberate

modern humans that is deliberate

modern humans that is deliberate disposal of the dead if this hypothesis

disposal of the dead if this hypothesis

disposal of the dead if this hypothesis holds true that’s extraordinary

what Naledi has taught us is that there

what Naledi has taught us is that there is clearly more out there that we didn’t

is clearly more out there that we didn’t

is clearly more out there that we didn’t know

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