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    Filipino Scientist Uncovers Novel Human Species: Homo Luzonensis

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    Filipino scientists uncovered the earliest human remains in the Philippines dating back 50,000 to 67,000 years old. Led by Dr. Armand Mijares, the team discovered a metatarsal bone from a new ancient human species, Homo luzonensis, in Callao Cave on Luzon Island. At 3 feet tall, Homo luzonensis was adapted to climbing, as evidenced by curved finger and toe bones. This significant discovery adds another piece to the puzzle of human evolution in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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    Filipino scientists uncovered the earliest human remains in the Philippines dating back 50,000 to 67,000 years old. Led by Dr. Armand Mijares, the team discovered a metatarsal bone from a new ancient human species, Homo luzonensis, in Callao Cave on Luzon Island. At 3 feet tall, Homo luzonensis was adapted to climbing, as evidenced by curved finger and toe bones. This significant discovery adds another piece to the puzzle of human evolution in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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    Filipino scientists uncovered the earliest human remains in the Philippines dating back 50,000 to 67,000 years old. Led by Dr. Armand Mijares, the team discovered a metatarsal bone from a new ancient human species, Homo luzonensis, in Callao Cave on Luzon Island. At 3 feet tall, Homo luzonensis was adapted to climbing, as evidenced by curved finger and toe bones. This significant discovery adds another piece to the puzzle of human evolution in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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    Filipino Scientist Uncovers Novel Human Species: Homo Luzonensis

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    Filipino scientists uncovered the earliest human remains in the Philippines dating back 50,000 to 67,000 years old. Led by Dr. Armand Mijares, the team discovered a metatarsal bone from a new ancient human species, Homo luzonensis, in Callao Cave on Luzon Island. At 3 feet tall, Homo luzonensis was adapted to climbing, as evidenced by curved finger and toe bones. This significant discovery adds another piece to the puzzle of human evolution in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

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    Filipino Scientist Uncovers Novel Human Species: Homo luzonensis


    Deep within the vast grounds of Callao Cave, a link between the past and the present was
    made possible as a group of Filipino scientists unearthed the earliest human remains to date in
    the Philippines.
    To the untrained eye, this tiny piece of bone would have been just another trash in the dust.
    However, to Dr. Armand Mijares and his team, uncovering this precious fossil meant as a
    breakthrough to a new ground in Philippine history.
    Currently an Associate Professor in the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Dr. Mijares had
    been particularly devoted to excavating remains from Callao Cave since 2003 as recommended
    by his adviser, Peter Bellwood.
    Despite having encountered setbacks from failure of recovering fossils during a few years, Dr.
    Mijares and his team remained resilient and continued to dig deeper with the aim of attaining
    their dreams. Soon, they finally garnered their greatest feat by uncovering a metatarsal or foot
    bone specimen from a new ancient human species, the Homo luzonensis.
    Through a process of Uranium dating, it was found out that the, the Homo luzonensis dated
    back to 50 to 67 years old, making it an even more ancient species than the Tabon man. They
    are believed to have been 3 feet tall and adapt to climbing as suggested by the curved feature
    of their finger and toe bones- a process which signifies a possible adaptive mechanism.
    Indeed, with this novel discovery, another piece has been fitted in the complex puzzle of human
    evolution.

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