The layperson often assumes that human ancestry is a settled matter, but this is far from accurate. Adding to the intrigue, an ancient skull is currently perplexing scientists due to its dissimilarities from the features of modern humans.
According to a report from Science Alert, the enigmatic skull belonged to a child who lived approximately 300,000 years ago.
Collaborating with researchers from China's Xi'an Jiaotong University, the UK's University of York, and Spain's National Research Center on Human Evolution, experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) suggest that this discovery might potentially represent the identification of a new branch within the human evolutionary tree.
The astounding finding
In 2019, the skull under scrutiny was unearthed, accompanied by a jaw and leg bones. These discoveries were made in Hualondong, located in East China, and pertain to a child estimated to be between 12 and 13 years old.
What perplexes scientists is their inab...
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