Two great discoveries shake everything we thought we knew about Neanderthals

What if our view of human history is completely flawed? These are the latest findings China And en Israel. Descriptions.

Our close relative

Homo apis. Homo erectus. CRO Magnon man. Man by Neanderthal. Homo sapiens. Since we were kids, we heard and learned the names of our ancestors. A legacy of the human race is, to say the least, fascinating, Which drowned us millions of years ago. While the image of prehistoric man continues to fascinate (it is enough to believe this to think of the emotion that arose from each invention of the paintings of our ancestors, and the conquests of the Lascaux Caves); Recent discoveries have completely upset our view of our history.

In fact, Although a close relative of Homo sapiens is often found in Neanderthals Main, it seems that another member of the Homo race may claim this place. According to a team of researchers, A prehistoric human skull found in China, called the Herbin Skull, 146,000 years ago (Middle Pleistocene period), would be our closest relative:

The Herbin group is more closely related to the Homo sapiens than the Neanderthals.

What is the name of this new species of Homo? Homo langi, “The Dragon Man”. Chris Stringer is one of the anthropologists who co-authored the June 25 study Novelty, Spoke with AFP and explained what this important discovery was:

This means that Harbin shared with us a more recent common ancestor than the Neanderthals.

Herbin had a skull Discovered in 1933 by someone involved in the construction of a bridge under Japanese occupation. He is said to have hidden his skull in a well to prevent China from plundering his invention by the occupying army. In 2018, Her descendants donated Herbie’s skull to Hebei University Geo.

There will be skullA man of about fifty, tall and strong, especially embraced with the extreme cold he should have done in the region he discovered.. According to the authors of the study, Many specimens found in Asia belong to this new species. Therefore, scientists believe that at least three lineages (Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Homo langi) lived on Earth at the same time. They consider that tooWas able to meet Homo sapiens and Homo langi. A lot of research needs to be done to better understand who Homo langi is.

The original population is found in Israel

Another less important discovery was made in Israel by anthropologists at the University of Tel Aviv and archaeologists at the University of Jerusalem: Human remains of a member of the brand new race of the Homo race, the Nazar Ramla known as Homo. Scientists explain it Elements of his jaw and teeth bring him closer to the Neanderthals, Than Certain features of his skull seem to have been linked to earlier Homo species.

To say that an invention is the least dissatisfied, is an understatement Contrary to what we thought Neanderthals. In fact, if a species is found in the Near East between the earlier species of Homo and Neanderthals, it means, contrary to what we had thought until then, The ancestor of Neanderthals appeared not in Europe, but in the Near East. In addition, the scientists of the study consider it Homo Nature Ramla Pleistocene will be the “original” population created by men.

However, this hypothesis still needs to be confirmed. In fact, The DNA of Nature Ramla has not yet been discovered. But paleontologists seem to be optimistic because they consider it Other specimens found in the nearby eastern region may belong to the genus Homo naser Ramla. Therefore, we will be on the lookout for upcoming discoveries.