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Study: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative
Georgia Southern grad involved in discovery
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Lee Berger, a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand and a Georgia Southern University graduate, holds a reconstruction of the skull of Homo naledi at Magaliesburg, South Africa, Thursday. Scientists say theyve discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa, showing a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics.
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa — Scientists, including a Georgia Southern alumnus, say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa. The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics — some experts called it "bizarre" and "weird." And the discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones?
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