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Ancient Ancestor Mastered Use of Fire
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- More bones of a tiny hominin species called Homo floresiensis have been found on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. The new bones include another jaw bone and the right arm that belonged to the owner of a skull found during the initial dig, which was described in Nature last October. The latest bone finds provide further evidence that H. floresiensis was a naturally tiny species and did not suffer from an abnormally small brain size, the researchers said. Dating of the bones indicates that H. floresiensis lived on the island as recently as 12,000 years ago. The researchers also said they''ve found evidence that H. floresiensis had mastered the use of fire. Other remains found at the site showed that H. floresiensis butchered a small, elephant-like species called Stegodon. These latest findings appear in the journal Anthropology. More information For a closer look at the human family tree, head to the Smithsonian Institution.
Last Updated: Oct. 12, 2005 |