Wow! That's so cool. I'm especially interested to see whether this is taken as evidence that ritual behaviour emerged far earlier than previously believed.
New human-like species discovered
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#12Even today one might be able to find 'human'-like humans. They are rare, though.
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#13Here is a short video of caver Rick Hunter squeezing through one of the tunnels to the Dinaledi Chamber. Not for the claustrophobic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTPRx8xVafE
Spelunkers - is the reason he's not wearing a helmet down to the lack of available space?
Never had a caver without helmet in any of my trips. Taking it off is big no no and I have seen people going smaller holes then this one. My guess is that this cave wasn't too long and he just wanted to get in fast.
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#14for a minute there I thought we discovered hominids alive today. Phrasing!
Presumably they're close enough to us that if we can recover their DNA we could use gene editing technology to bring them back to life.
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#15Even today one might be able to find 'human'-like humans. They are rare, though.
Waiting for the mermaids, always liked the idea of the aquatic ape theory.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Taking a tour through the mines in Potosi, Bolivia, was enough to convince me to never enter an enclosed, underground space again. I can't imagine how these people deal with the claustrophobia, oppressive heat, and painfully conspicuous lack of oxygen their work entails.
Caves and mines are different. Most caves in northern US are at 46-49F all year around which is quite comfortable for strenuous activities. There is never lack of oxygen. Caving is likely the second most demanding physical activity I was involved in (most demanding being mountaineering). For most people being in complete dark, surrounded by rock on all sides is probably even bigger psychological challenge than physic…
> For most people being in complete dark, surrounded by rock on all sides is probably even bigger psychological challenge than physical one
Just last week, while riding to the airport we went through a large and long tunnel. I suddenly felt trapped (a first), and then my brain got confused by the lack of light thinking the black 'ceiling' was a night open sky. I imagine being in a cave might trigger similar sensations.
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#18Even today one might be able to find 'human'-like humans. They are rare, though.
Waiting for the mermaids, always liked the idea of the aquatic ape theory.
Yes, Tolkien was inspired by the theory of his colleguae Alister Hardy so he described the origin of the hobbits as such. Gollum, as Smeagol, was a proto-Stoor Hobbit having an affinity for water. https://plus.google.com/111888294497330611124/posts/cj73v8Fj...
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#19for a minute there I thought we discovered hominids alive today. Phrasing!
You can imagine my disappointment when they turned out to be 3 million years old. I don't consider that "new".
Perhaps "Previous undiscovered hominid discovered"? But that sounds a bit tautological. "Hominid discovered"? But we had hominids already.
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#20Wow! That's so cool. I'm especially interested to see whether this is taken as evidence that ritual behaviour emerged far earlier than previously believed.
It's interesting to consider that humans came from apes that randomly starting performing rituals.