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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi
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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. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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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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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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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
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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@Alba, you may need to meet chuck norris. I guess he's one among the few neanderthals remaining "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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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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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/17/2012 Posts: 1,461 Location: Ngong Forest
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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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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,505 Location: Uganda
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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. punda amecheka
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa
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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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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi
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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. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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