How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution | Juliet Brophy

Published: March 1, 2019, 4:01 p.m.

b'In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new species of ancient humans. Paleoanthropologist Juliet Brophy takes us inside the discovery of Homo naledi, explaining how this mysterious ancestor is forcing us to rethink where we come from -- and what it means to be human.'