![]() The region sits at the crossroads of three continents. The findings challenge the prevailing idea that Neanderthals originated from Europe with at least some coming from the Levant – or present day Middle East. Did early human species live in a blended community? Even though they lived so long ago, in the late middle Pleistocene, the Nesher Ramla people can tell us a fascinating tale, revealing a great deal about their descendants’ evolution and way of life,” Prof. “It enables us to make new sense of previously found human fossils, add another piece to the puzzle of human evolution and understand the migrations of humans in the old world. Nesher Ramla had a Neanderthal like jaw, but the skull cap that encases the brain appears to be very different and clearly distinct from ours. “We saw the skull was flat and low which characterizes archaic human shapes.” It builds the lateral wall of the skull,” adds co-author Dr. “The skull fragment that was found in Nesher Ramla is part of the parietal bone. It showed Nesher Ramla represents late survivors of a group who lived in the Middle East during the Middle Pleistocene period. Sophisticated computer software programs compared them with other hominins from Europe, Africa, and Asia. “Human development involved contacts between different human populations.” Skull may reveal path of human migration Yossi Zaidna from The Hebrew University in a statement to SWNS. “It is clear human evolution was much more complex than we thought before,” says expedition leader Dr. ![]() Some Neanderthal populations carried Homo sapiens genes long before they met in Europe. “However, migrations of different species from the Middle East into Europe may have provided genetic contributions to the Neandertal gene pool during the course of their evolution.” Rolf Quam, an anthropologist from Binghamton University, in a release. “The oldest fossils that show Neandertal features are found in Wesern Europe, so researchers generally believe the Neandertals originated there,” says co-author Prof. The stunning discovery solves one of the biggest mysteries of human evolution: when and where Neanderthal ancestors arrived in Europe. Researchers found the fossilized remains alongside stone tools and many human and animal bones, including those of horses, fallow deer, and aurochs. Human evolution appears ‘much more complex’ At the same time, it is very unlike modern humans – displaying a completely different skull structure, no chin, and very large teeth. Hershkovitz adds they share features with both Neanderthals – especially the teeth and jaws – and early Homo, specifically the skull. Scientists created virtual 3D reconstructions from the fossilized remains discovered 26 feet beneath ground level at a cement mining plant. They are believed to be the missing population that mated with Homo sapiens who arrived in the region around 200,000 years ago. Co-author Professor Israel Hershkovitz of Tel Aviv University says around 140,000 years ago, a very unique group of people lived in Israel. The hominin, or early human, has been named Nesher Ramla, after the site outside the city of Ramla where researchers found its skull, jaw, and teeth. The team is also calling the discovery “one of the most important anthropological findings of the last century.” ![]() An international team of scientists say the new species had a flat head, no chin, and huge teeth. An unusual prehistoric skull unearthed in Israel may be the “missing link” in human evolution.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |