A previously unknown human species was found in Asia – UNIAN
This scientific discovery made a real revolution in the understanding of human evolution.
Scientists have identified fossils of a new species of ancient people who once lived in East Asia. Their distinguishing feature was their unusually large head.
The fossils, found in northern China, represent a previously unknown group of people scientists have named Juluren – meaning “big head people” – who lived 200,000 to 160,000 years ago, Studyfinds writes.
After a recent comprehensive analysis, scientists realized how unique these remains are. The most striking feature of the ancient species is its skull volume of about 1,700 milliliters – significantly larger than that of other known species of ancient humans and many modern ones.
What makes the discovered species remarkable is that it had such a large brain when…
