Homo naledi
SFU researchers publish findings on new species of ancient human fossils
News November 27, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Humanity welcomes a new kid in town with the finding of a new species of ancient human fossils: a Homo naledi. The species was first discovered in 2013 and are estimated to have been alive around 335,000 – 236,000 years ago. In 2017, SFU anthropologist Dr. Marina Elliott led the underground excavation team that made the discovery of a child’s partial skull from South Africa. Elliot recently published her findings in PaleoAnthropology. “The bones are from a small child, around 4–6 years old. Bones of children rarely preserve in the fossil record, so this…
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An interview with SFU’s Marina Elliott, the new Jane of the jungle
EIC July 4, 2016[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arina Elliott has been named one of National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers of 2016. An SFU alumna who studied biological anthropology, Elliott has spent the past few years in South Africa, uncovering the history of humanity. Elliott’s journey began in Calgary,…
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