“Homo naledi is similar to modern humans in some ways, such as theshape of its hands, wrist and feet,” said Professor Chris Stringer,head of human origins research at the Natural History Museum inLondon. “On the other hand, Homo naledi’s small brain [just a thirdthe size of an adult brain today] and the shape of its upper bodyare more reminiscent of prehuman and very early human species suchas Homo habilis, which lived more than 1.5m years ago. |