Human evolutionary history can be rewritten

The 1.8-million-year-old skull discovered in Georgia could make experts reevaluate the entire evolution of humanity.

On October 18, the Georgia National Museum exhibited the skull named Skull 5 for the first time, and published findings of concussions on anthropology and paleontology. When discovered in 2005 in the town of Dmasini, 100km southwest of the capital, Tbilisi, Skull 5 also caused a stir because it was the " most intact skull of the primordial ape ever found" , AFP quoted the director of Georgia National Museum David Lordkipanidze. After eight years of hard work, an international team of experts stated that the meaning and impact of Skull 5 is much greater and 'maybe we have to rewrite the entire history of human evolution'.

Skull 5's jaw bone was discovered by Lordkipanidze's team in 2000 beneath a medieval fortress in Dmasini. By 2005, this director was "happy like crazy" when the jaws and skulls fit together, proving that they are of the same individual. At that time, experts temporarily classified this individual into a new species and named it Homo Georgicus . According to Science, this is an adult male, about 1.5 meters tall and may have died due to fighting a fierce predator, as evidenced by the 'slapped bony ' jaw bone. .

Director Lordkipanidze showed Skull 5 to reporters on October 18 - (Photo: AFP)

After comparing Skull 5 with some of the skull fragments of other individuals found nearby, experts found that although there are many different features, they all belong to one species and are very close to Homo Erectus. (upright person), which is considered a direct ancestor of modern humans (Homo Sapines). From there, Lordkipanidze and his colleagues concluded that the genealogy of the genus (genus Homo) does not have as many branches as previously thought. Evolution is not so diverse and complicated when groups thought to be different species are actually Homo Erectus with different characteristics. And so species like Homo Rudofelsis, Homo Ergaster and even Homo Habilis (the clever person, supposedly the first species of the human genus) will all be erased.'Comparison of Skull 5 and bone fragments in Dmasini with what was found in Africa, we found many similarities. The difference is only between individuals and not enough to separate into species. The conclusion is that it's all in Homo Erectus' , The New York Times quoted Professor Christoph Zolikofer of the University of Zurich (Switzerland). Director Lordkipanidze told reporters in the announcement yesterday: "I and you guys are the same but we are all a species".

In addition, the experts concluded that 'Skull 5 individuals and friends' have a relatively small brain, only about a third of modern humans but the genera have evolved close to the current descendants. : Longer legs to stand upright and smaller hips. This proves that contrary to the conclusions, human ancestors do not need to develop a brain so that they can migrate north from Africa and spread throughout the world.

From the above facts, Georgia National Museum experts claim Skull 5 is one of the great discoveries in the history of paleontology and anthropology. They also changed the name from Homo Georgicus to Homo Erectus Ergaster Georgicus to show that this is not a new species.

However, not everyone agrees with the above conclusions.'I think they are wrong. Skull 5 is clearly a new species that has never been known. Somehow they did not accept and "crude" the evolutionary process , "AFP quoted Bernard Wood of George Washington University (USA) as saying. Professor Lee Berger of the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa) also said there is a lack of evidence to rush to draw conclusions. ' Every time someone says' I found it 'they are often wrong , ' Berger said.