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Five years ago, a fossil found in the Philippines was determined to be from a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis. Since then, we’ve learned a bit more about the newest member of the human family
By Michael Marshall
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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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