This Face Changes the Human Story. But How?
Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the family tree. Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic Society.
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U of A Anthropologist Part of Team That Identified New Human Ancestor
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A University of Arkansas biological anthropologist is part of the international team of scientists who verified that fossils found in a South African cave belong to a new species of human ancestor. © Research Frontiers
Discovery of new hominid revolutionizes human history
The dental paleoanthropology expert who helped verify the discovery as a new species is now building a team to find clues to its habitat, diet. Copyright of University of Arkansas
Discovering the Past through Fossils in Kanapoi
UA dental expert in on verifying a new pre-human
A News article over the discovery of Homo Naledi involving Lucas Delezene, assistant professor of anthropology, on an international team that went to South Africa. Copyright © 2017, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.
Professor Studies New Human Species
A UA anthropology professor was involved in identifying the fossilized bones of a new species discovered in Johannesburg two years ago.
U Of A Faculty Member’s Team Verifies New Species Of Human Ancestor
FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — A University of Arkansas biological anthropologist is part of an international team that verified fossils of a new species of human ancestor, “Homo Naledi.” Copyright © 2017, KFSM
Ep.56 Anthropology Punches feat. Dr. Delezene
Stop drinking soda RIGHT NOW!1 Long awaited interview with Dr. Lucas Delezene! This episode we rant and rave about the latest and greatest discoveries. We find out that sometimes you just have to say you don’t know. © Pit Podcast
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The Arkansas Connection to a Big Discovery
Late last week the discovery of a previously unknown species …Homo naledi…made international news. Lucas Delezene, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, was part of the team that worked with the fossils. He came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk about the work. By KYLE KELLAMS © 2017 KUAF
Bonus Interview with Dr. Lucas Delezene – “Teeth of Homo Naledi”
Recorded February 2017. In this episode, Dr. Lucas Delezene talks about his work broadly and, specifically, about the teeth of a new hominin species: Homo Naledi. At the time of recording, the age of the specimens was unknown. In May, it was announced that these hominin fossils date from 236 to 335 thousand years ago (Dirks et al., 2017 elifesciences.org/articles/24231) Story of Us
Continued Research Unearths More Details About Early Human Relative
In 2013, a team of cavers in South Africa discovered human-like fossils, which were eventually identified as a near relative to modern humans that are now known as Homo Naledi. Since the initial discovery, an international research team has discovered more fossils of the species, and work is focusing on learning more about how Homo Naledi lived some 200,000 years ago.
One of the more than 30 researchers studying Homo Naledi is Lucas Delezene, a professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He first talked with Ozarks at Large about Homo Naledi in 2015 when the initial discovery was announced. He recently spoke with Ozarks at Large to give us an update on the quest to understand one of humanity’s close genetic relatives. © 2017 KUAF
Homo Naledi had wear-resistant molars
Homo naledi’s relatively taller and more wear resistant molars enabled it to have a much more abrasive diet than other South African hominins. This is the result of a recent study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, the University of Durham in the United Kingdom and the University of Arkansas in the United States. The researchers conclude that Homo naledi may have eaten a much grittier diet than other South African hominins. © 2018, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Ouachita Chapter, Arkansas Archeological Society meets Tuesday
This month’s program will feature Dr. Lucas Delezene; his presentation is titled “Meet your newest ancestor: Current knowledge and future research on Homo naledi.”