Do you think we'll ever decipher this mystery in human origins?
As I understand it, the genus Homo emerged between 2-3 millions years ago.
The apelike australopithecines represent the early members of this genus.
"More advanced" homo erectus was a later member of the genus, more like "human".
In between the 2 there was a million year gap.
And I think scientists are trying trying to fit homo naledi within this gap, and where it ultimate ends up will be significant.
As this National Geographic articles says,
"Within that murky million-year gap, a bipedal animal was transformed into a nascent human being, a creature not just adapted to its environment but able to apply its mind to master it. How did that revolution happen?" (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/)
I think then this -^ is the ultimate question for the study of human origins.
What do you think?
