Scientists may have discovered a new branch on your family tree. In South Africa, a team of researchers unearthed remains that are believed to be remains of an unkown species. They discovered a couple of partial skeletons; an adult female and a young male hominid, that are nearly 2 million years old. The species is thought to have been taller and stronger than older species like "Lucy," the roughly 3 million year old skeleton discovered in 1974. The team leader says this discovery may help clarify a murky biological picture of that time. The discovery of the remains was akin to stepping into a time machine, says Dr. Lee Berger.
Amazed!
I love finding and learning about new things. I can't wait to hear about what else they find. I love adventure and discovery stories and this was a great one. The story is long, but worth the read.
This is amazing to hear. I like to hear of new findings as well. I think it is neat they these researchers found more ancient history. If they just found these 2 things....think about what else they could find if they were to dig a bit deeper.
ReplyDeleteI too, like to hear of archeological discoveries. However, when it comes to skeletons, unless they are complete, they have nothing, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThese other finds that we hear about that are supposed to lead us through evolution are just not accurate. When we see the pictures of the little monkey and then the progression to human, those figures that stand in between the two do not exist! (Bet you didn't know that!) Any prehistoric bones that we have found are just that, a bone. Some of these "beings" that are supposed to be part of our history have been created from a single bone.
Again, the scientists can come back and see me when they find a WHOLE skeleton. I hope this doesn't sound too pointed. I'm still seething from writing my last blog!