A New Human On The Block.

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I can't see diagnostically Neanderthal features that may be on these craniums, like the occipital protrusion, the mandibular ramus, or various forae that were on Neanderthals but not modern humans to be able to tell just how close to Neanderthals the skulls may be.

Skull side view in this article

It'll be interesting to hear Ninurta's opinion on the images that you kindly provided, the rendering showing the
facial features of this early-human confuses the standard assumption by myself regarding the modern-day eastern
-Asian physical appearance

He looks like the unearthed European versions of early man and in today's politicised-world, I'm surprised that this poor
soul wasn't modified to benefit a political agenda!



(From WonderCow's link:)

'...An article describing the specimen suggests it most likely belonged to a man in his 50s, who would have had an
“extremely wide face” with deep-set eyes, as well as larger eye sockets, teeth and brain.

The article was accompanied by a 3D reconstruction of the creature’s face, which arguably has more of a Neanderthal
‘look’ than that of more refined humans.

However, researcher Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London, who co-wrote another of the papers on the
skull’s discovery, called it “the most important fossil I've seen in 50 years,” thrilled at “how important East Asia and China
is in telling the human story.”

The researchers hope to extract proteins and DNA from the body, which includes a tooth potentially serviceable for such
purposes. They also hope to study the inside of the skull, particularly examining the sinuses, ears, and brain shape with
the help of CT scans...'

Edit: @WonderCow. I've just read your 'eye mutation' post and I thank you for the explanation.