Sinkhole In Israel Exposes A Mysterious Species Of Ancient Human
The early history of Mankind remains a mystery to us to this day. Because there are still huge gaps in our understanding when it comes to our ancestors, and how it all began. So when archaeologists in Israel found some ancient bones in the ground, the discovery caused quite a stir. These bones, you see, told a story of our past – of an extraordinary individual from far beyond biblical times.
Recovering the bones
The archaeologists had managed to find bits of an ancient skull and jaw, both of which had come from the same being. They also unearthed the bones of a variety of animals, and separately tools made of stone. Whoever this human had been, then, it seems they used to hunt in this spot.
Once a watering hole
That would make sense because all of these ancient remains were found in a sinkhole. Though debris had come to fill up this chasm over the millennia, experts believe that it was once an open watering hole for animals to drink from. So the ancient human and its companions would likely have come here to pick off their prey.
Not a normal find
But we already know that ancient humans hunted animals, so why all the furore over this case? Well, it’s down to the specific individual these remains belonged to. When they were studied, it became clear that they weren’t what you’d expect. They were about, in fact, to be branded a “major discovery.”
Mysterious species
The bones hadn’t come from a member of the Homo sapiens species, first off. This meant that this individual hadn’t been totally the same as us modern humans. But the thing is, it’s not clear what sort of human this creature was. It may have been a species, in fact, that we never even knew existed until now.
