Scientists find the Homo Naledi, a new species of humans that lived two-million years ago

Scientists in Johannesburg, South Africa, have revealed that they have found a "new species of human relative" and have it named it Homo Naledi. This is based on the discovery of fossils in a cave and the creature has been described as having a surprising mix of human and primitive characteristics.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 10 September 2015.

It is presumed that this being may be an early member of the evolutionary group including humans and our closest extinct relatives, but not a direct ancestor of current-day humans.
Professor Lee Berger, of South Africa's Wits University, had led the team that made the discovery and has indicated that the creature was a tall hominid, between 1.45 and 1.5 meters tall. It was very skinny, had powerful joint muscles and had a brain about the size of a fist.
The remains were discovered in the Cradle of Humankind, about 40-Km west of Johannesburg, in a chamber some 90 meters from the cave entrance. The access was through a chute so narrow that a special team of very slender people had to be deployed to retrieve the remains.
Interestingly, bodies appeared to have been placed in the remote cave and such a type of behavior has similarities with humans. He scientists have unearthed nearly 1,550 fossils that could have come from at least 15 individuals. However, the age is unknown but some experts place the age at around two million years.
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