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Callao cave in the Philippines, where fossils from Homo luzonensis were found
Florent Detroit/Callao Cave Archaeology Project
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On 10 April 2019, our extended family got a bit bigger. A study in Nature reported the discovery of a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis, from the Philippines. My colleague and fellow fossil enthusiast Colin Barras wrote about it for New Scientist.
It’s been five years since the announcement,…
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