{"id":97963,"date":"2015-09-10T10:57:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T08:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=97963"},"modified":"2015-09-10T11:07:08","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T09:07:08","slug":"new-species-of-human-found-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/97963\/new-species-of-human-found-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"New species of human found in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of humankind has changed with the discovery of a new human ancestor, Homo naledi, in the Cradle of Humankind, it was announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“Today I am pleased to introduce you to a new species… they are an extra-ordinary species,” said Professor Lee Berger.<\/p>\n

Some 1 550 fossils were found in a cave, and there are thousands more still there.<\/p>\n

The find includes 15 individuals – eight children and five adults.<\/p>\n

The most interesting part about the discovery is that these bodies were carried into the cave or thrown into the cave.<\/p>\n

This means that Homo naledi had an understanding of death, Berger said at the Cradle of Humankind on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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This discovery would reverse stereotypes about Africa and Africans, acting Gauteng premier Lebogang Maile said at the announcement.<\/p>\n

Wits vice chancellor Adam Habib described it as a discovery with a global momentous impact.<\/p>\n

The discovery unveiled on Thursday was found at the Rising Star cave in October 2013. The fossils were found in a remote chamber, about 90 metres from the entrance.<\/p>\n

A team of cavers had to fit through an 18-centimetre wide hole and climb down a 12-metre vertical passage in very dangerous conditions to remove the fossils.<\/p>\n

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