Oldest Human Remains Discovered in Ethiopia: 2.8M Years

[Anybodyhome]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/jaw-bone-discovered-in-ethiopia-is-oldest-known-human-lineage-remains/ar-BBienMl

A lower jaw bone and five teeth discovered on a hillside in Ethiopia are the oldest remains ever found that belong to the genus Homo, the lineage that ultimately led to modern humans.

Fossil hunters spotted the jaw poking out of a rocky slope in the dry and dusty Afar region of the country about 250 miles from Addis Ababa.

The US-led research team believes the individual lived about 2.8m years ago, when the now parched landscape was open grassland and shrubs nourished by tree-lined rivers and wetlands.

The remains are about 400,000 years older than fossils which had previously held the record as the earliest known specimens on the Homo lineage.

The discovery sheds light on a profoundly important but poorly understood period in human evolution that played out between two and three million years ago, when humans began the crucial transformation from ape-like animals into forms that used tools and eventually began to resemble modern humans.

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How do the 6000 year believers respond to this? I have to admit the premise of the entire 6000 year fallacy is so incredibly ludicrous that I've never been able to comprehend what they're trying to say and have no idea what they are talking about.

 

But my original question stands. Or is it just another case of discounting science from the get-go, therefore nothing based upon science is correct.

[Panthro]

Cool

[Hawk]

does he own the Oakland Raiders?

[Davidson Deac II]

Curious as to why you posted this in the lounge when it seems your purpose for posting is to start an argument which means that its going to get moved there anyway. 

 

 

Its cool that human remains can last nearly as long as a Twinkie. 

 

 

[Mother Grabber]

because some people appreciate learning about new scientific discoveries without getting butthurt about it.

[Jeremy Igo]

Homo

Hehe

[Davidson Deac II]

because some people appreciate learning about new scientific discoveries without getting butthurt about it.

 

If the purpose was purely to provide information, then why add the comments at the end which were obviously designed to elicit a hostile response?

[Cary Kollins]

I was wondering what Larry King was up to.

[SCP]

I see you're trying to stir the pot and that's fine. I take all this with a grain of salt. In the end who cares. Religion and science are both in the eye of the beholder. It's all a big pissing match. An individual that believes in God and creation can question this "bones is 2 bazillion years old cause science" just like a scientist can question "Adam and Eve". No matter who wins, I still have to work to have enough money for me and my family to live on this planet until I die. So whichever way I have to lean to close the sale, I'm leaning. Whether the earth is 2.8 million years old or 6,000 years old doesn't effect my bottom line.

[cookinwithgas]

Well thats not really the same SCP...

 

 

but science is awesome thanks for posting

[Kevin Greene]

Fug no, world only 5k years old.

[SCP]

Well thats not really the same SCP...

but science is awesome thanks for posting

Science was a bump in the road on my way to a marketing degree.

[KillerKat]

I thought this was a cool topic, then saw the rest of the OPs dribble that was only to stir poo. Really interesting information before the commentary.

[Panthro]

Science was a bump in the road on my way to a marketing degree.

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