A Different Kind Of People Of Ancient Accounts Seen In Israel The Past Is Closely Related To Europe.

Working in Israel Researchers have identified a previously unknown type of human that co-existed with our species more than 100,000 years ago. They believe that the remains found near the town of Ramla represent one of the "last survivors" of an ancient group of people.

The find consists of part of the skull and jaws of individuals who lived 140,000 to 120,000 years ago. The details are published in the journal Science. Team members believe the individual came from an earlier species that may have spread from the region hundreds of thousands of years ago and gave birth to Neanderthals in Europe and their Asian counterparts.

Scientists have named the newly discovered genus line "Nesher Ramla Homo type." dr. Hilla May of Tel Aviv University said the discovery changed human evolutionary history, especially our view of Neanderthal origins. The general description of Neanderthal evolution in the past is closely related to Europe.

"It all started in Israel. We consider the local groups to be indigenous," he told BBC News. "During the interglacial period, waves of people, the Nesher Ramla people, migrated from the Middle East to Europe."

Thousands of stone tools and animal remains have also been found

The team estimates that the earliest members of Nesher Ramla Homo were present in the Middle East around 400,000 years ago. Researchers have found similarities between the new findings and the old "pre-Dendertal" group in Europe.

"This is the first time we have been able to connect the dots between the various specimens found in the Levant," said Dr. Rachel Sarig, also from Tel Aviv University. "Some of the human fossils from the Qesem, Zuttiyeh and Tabun caves are from this period, and we cannot assign them to any known group of people. in the [new people] group."