In 1958, a 300,000 year old skull was found in China in 1958, which is different from any human species, which we have never seen before. The skull was found in southern China and initially it was believed that it is related to Neandarthal – but now a team of researchers is rethinking it.
Filling the gap of human history is not an easy task. Now a special collection of bones pieces has surprised archaeologists. The story began in 1958 in southern China when farmers in Guangdong province were digging the Guano of bats for manure.
Remains found 68 years ago
According to the report of Daily Star UK, he found a shocking thing inside a narrow gap of a erosion limestone near Maba village in Shaoguan city. There were some bones here, which was very similar to humans. Later, he was confirmed to be part of the skull, as well as many bones of the face. The problem was that, all parts were incomplete, so it was difficult to keep the skull within the structure of our ancient ancestors.
The skull is 3 lakh years old
This ingredient was named Maba 1 – as it is known. It was almost impossible to identify it, but was placed in the end of the end of the middle playistocin. Because it was about 300,000 years old. However, some initial studies of that time also suggested that it could be a relative of Niendarthal. So it got the surname “Chinese Nendarthal”.
Till now it was believed to be close to Nendarthal
Now, a team of scientists who studied the skull earlier. They have seen it again and this time they have reached an alternative conclusion. He has recently written in a study published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology – Maba 1 is known for a face like Neandarthal, while its neurocrenium shows similarity with hominine taxa (species of humans), which makes the taxonomic status of Maba 1 more controversial.
After reconstructing the skull using a micro-CT scan, they were able to inspect inside it without damaging the actual sample. According to the report of the popular mechanics, its results gave rise to the real possibility that the skull was probably not of Neandarthal.
Nieandarthal found separate from humans in the study
The report said that Maba 1 was considered as ‘Chinese Nendarthal’ due to the similarity seen in the facial area. However, in this study, internal structures of Maba 1 did not find distinctive features related to Homo Niendertlensis. Researchers stated that the general shape of the skull is more close to the homo erectus than the latter species, Homo NiendraThelinesis and Homo Sapies.
Properties found at different times
Scientists concluded that the internal structure of maba 1 shows a combination of morphological characteristics found in various species. These findings give evidence of high morphological variability between Asian hominene at the end of the mid -plestocin. Maba 1 can certainly not be classified in any known homeinine taxon.
This skull may be of a new species
According to this new study of scientists, it is said that Maba 1 is different from different species of humans found so far and it can be a different species. What is this species, it is yet to be known.