The newly discovered species,
Homo luzonesis, however, is different from the "Hobbit." It has characteristics of both ancient humans as well as our own species.
A Hobbit-Sized Human Discovered!
The
Homo sapiens remains found in Palawan island, commonly known as Tabon Man, were estimated to be 30,000 to 40,000 years old.
Cagayan cave 'host to new human species'
'This singular combination of characters clearly distinguishes it from other representatives of the genus
Homo, especially the species known in Southeast Asia, such as
Homo sapiens and
Homo floresiensis,' Mijares said.
Philippine cave discovery: Meet 'Homo luzonensis'
The researchers were circumspect in describing the physical appearance and lifestyle of
Homo luzonensis, known only from a sparse assemblage of hand and foot bones, and teeth from two adults and one juvenile, with no skull fossils.
Fossils of enigmatic extinct human species found in Philippine cave
The discovery is the oldest of human remains in the Philippines and contributes to a changing picture of how and when
Homo sapiens came to dominate the planet.
New human species identified from Philippines
First thought to have evolved around 1.9 million years ago in Africa,
Homo erectus was the first early hominid to become a true global traveller.
How Homo erectus went extinct over laziness -study
"It's too soon to speculate about language or communication in
Homo naledi, but today human language relies upon this brain region," study co-author Shawn Hurst said in a (https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uotw-whb051118.php) statement.
Ancient Human Brains Had Modern Features
control) experiment was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between explicit learning about
homo economicus belief and trust.
Gender moderates the effect of homo economicus belief on trust
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow examines what might happen to the world when these old myths are coupled with new godlike technologies such as artificial intelligence and genetic engineering.
HOMO DEUS
naledi in the genus
Homo. But it's still unclear which of several hominid species--including
Homo sapiens,
Homo floresiensis (or "hobbits") or Australopithecus sediba (SN: 8/10/13, p.
New date suggested for Homo naledi: South African hominid may have lived only 900,000 years ago
Australopithecus was one of the first such ape species, which gradually evolved into
Homo erectus.
HUMAN EVOLUTION: THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY
The researchers argue the remains are descended from
Homo erectus, suggesting an evolutionary reversal where human bodies, including brains, shrunk.
Aussie researchers shed light on human evolution
Then use them to identify which of the following statements about
Homo naledi are observations (0) and which are inferences (I).
Reading between the lines
The Kemalists tried to create the acceptable citizen of
Homo LASTus (a Weberian typology) by using all sorts of state power, instruments, apparatuses and social engineering.
AKP's 'book burning' stage