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masukuma
#21 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 4:00:53 PM
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nakujua wrote:
Alba wrote:
masukuma wrote:

All those guys got into trouble when the quick witted Homo Sapiens visited their homeslands. Cheza na binadamu...


This is true. Some scientists theorize that Homo Floresiensis existed as recently as 300 years ago.

When the Portuguese first arrived on the Island of Flores, the natives regaled them with stories of a human like creature that existed on the island. This creature could supposedly mimic human speech, was ape like in appearance and were only 3 feet tall. Of course the Portuguese were dismissive. Then in 2003, skeletons of such creatures were found. Scientists named them Homo Floriesiensis.
Though the most recent Homo floresiensis skeleton found is 12,000 years old, its plausible that Ebu Gogo were indeed the last remnants of homo floreseiensis

The natives of flores killed the last remnants of Homo floresiensis by throwing firebrands into their caves

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebu_gogo

waa !

yeah... I had read about these 'hobbits' sometime back.
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Alba
#22 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 4:09:29 PM
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Scientists can tell that Human beings (Homo Sapiens) also almost went extinct about 70,000 years ago. It is theorized that because of the Toba catastophe, the population of Humans was reduced to as few as 2000 individuals worldwide.

The Toba catastrophe is likely what caused Homo Erectus to finally go extinct after lasting for nearly 2 million years. They had a good run in those 2 million years, migrating from Africa to Asia, and as far North as Georgia.

Homo Sapiens also interbred with other species. Scientists studying Australian Aborigenes found that they have 5% DNA of Homo Denisova meaning that when Aborigenes trecked from Africa to Australia, they interbred with Homo Denisova.


European DNA is also 5% Neanderthal, meaning that the first Humans to arrive in Europe (Cro-Magnon) must have interbred with Homo Neandethelensis.

BTW, it turns out that Aborigenes were not the first Humans to arrive in Australia. An extinct sub species of Homo Sapiens has been found there, known as Mungo Man from 60,000 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mungo_remains

It would have been great to meet some of these folks
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Swenani
#23 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 4:22:12 PM
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Alba wrote:
Scientists can tell that Human beings (Homo Sapiens) also almost went extinct about 70,000 years ago. It is theorized that because of the Toba catastophe, the population of Humans was reduced to as few as 2000 individuals worldwide.

The Toba catastrophe is likely what caused Homo Erectus to finally go extinct after lasting for nearly 2 million years. They had a good run in those 2 million years, migrating from Africa to Asia, and as far North as Georgia.

Homo Sapiens also interbred with other species. Scientists studying Australian Aborigenes found that they have 5% DNA of Homo Denisova meaning that when Aborigenes trecked from Africa to Australia, they interbred with Homo Denisova.


European DNA is also 5% Neanderthal, meaning that the first Humans to arrive in Europe (Cro-Magnon) must have interbred with Homo Neandethelensis.

BTW, it turns out that Aborigenes were not the first Humans to arrive in Australia. An extinct sub species of Homo Sapiens has been found there, known as Mungo Man from 60,000 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mungo_remains

It would have been great to meet some of these folks


We have many of them here on wazua,Just read the politics section and you will identify quite a number of them
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murchr
#24 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 5:17:22 PM
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@Alba, you may need to meet chuck norris. I guess he's one among the few neanderthals remaining
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Alba
#25 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 6:26:17 PM
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Kenya is the epicentre when it comes to discovery of fossils of Human ancestors and potential human ancestors. These are among the most important discoveries in Kenya

Advanced Homininds
- Kenyanthropus platyops:
- Orrorin tugenensis
- Australopithecus anamensis
- Homo Habilis
- Paranthropus robustus
- Paranthropus boisei
- Turkana Boy
- Homo rudolfensis
- The most complete skeleton of Homo ergaster

Apes
- Kenyapithecus wickeri
- Proconsul
- Nakalipithecus nakayamai
- Samburupithecus kiptalami
- The oldest chimpanzee fossil (0.5 million years)

And now
- The oldest stone tools


It is something that the people in charge of tourism can parlay as a tourist attraction. When I lasted visited Kenya national museum in 2011, I saw very little of this.

In fact those stone tools recently discovered have probably already left the country.

The two man eating lions of Tsavo are currently on display in a museum in Chicago.

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Ngong
#26 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 7:00:04 PM
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Alba wrote:
Kenya is the epicentre when it comes to discovery of fossils of Human ancestors and potential human ancestors. These are among the most important discoveries in Kenya

Advanced Homininds
- Kenyanthropus platyops:
- Orrorin tugenensis
- Australopithecus anamensis
- Homo Habilis
- Paranthropus robustus
- Paranthropus boisei
- Turkana Boy
- Homo rudolfensis
- The most complete skeleton of Homo ergaster

Apes
- Kenyapithecus wickeri
- Proconsul
- Nakalipithecus nakayamai
- Samburupithecus kiptalami
- The oldest chimpanzee fossil (0.5 million years)

And now
- The oldest stone tools


It is something that the people in charge of tourism can parlay as a tourist attraction. When I lasted visited Kenya national museum in 2011, I saw very little of this.

In fact those stone tools recently discovered have probably already left the country.

The two man eating lions of Tsavo are currently on display in a museum in Chicago.



Dont worry soon we will display our politicians!
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newfarer
#27 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 7:26:36 PM
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masukuma wrote:
Alba wrote:
The Human family tree (genus homo) has branched into several different species over the last 800,000 years. Its amazing that all the branches went extinct with the exception of Homo Sapiens.

They varied from Homo floresiensis which was only three feet tall to Homo Heidelbergensis where some populations averaged seven feet tall !


All those guys got into trouble when the quick witted Homo Sapiens visited their homeslands. Cheza na binadamu... he run circles around them.


I think i have met some of these guys in modern clothing , i. Maybe wrong.
Some times i I think archaeologists present skulls of some 1940s dead chimpanzees to advance their theories.
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Alba
#28 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 7:41:10 PM
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newfarer wrote:


I think i have met some of these guys in modern clothing , i. Maybe wrong.
Some times i I think archaeologists present skulls of some 1940s dead chimpanzees to advance their theories.


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Alba
#29 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 7:51:53 PM
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Be glad some of these guys went extinct

This Ape existed in Asia 100,000 years ago


Heidelbergensis is the immediate predecessor of Homo Sapiens. Some populations averaged 7 feet
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masukuma
#30 Posted : Monday, May 18, 2015 11:07:05 PM
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Alba wrote:
Be glad some of these guys went extinct

This Ape existed in Asia 100,000 years ago


Heidelbergensis is the immediate predecessor of Homo Sapiens. Some populations averaged 7 feet




in a world with brawn and mass and ferocity in elephants, hippos, lions gorillas, giraffes and whales and we still run this place (at least tell ourselves that we do)... it's all about wits.
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