This 1,46,000-year-old ‘Dragon Man’ skull changes what we know about human evolution

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Scientists have announced the discovery of the ‘Dragon Man’ skull or the harbin cranium, a well preserved fossil dating back to at least 1,46,000 years, with a curious mix of ancient and modern human features. In #PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains the findings, how they were made, what the skull changes about human evolutionary history, and what further mysteries it poses.
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