Homo naledi ancient hominid skull reconstruction

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Human: Named Homo Naledi, a newly discovered species of an extinct early human ancestor, has stunned the paleoanthropology and archaeology world by revealing its secrets near Johannesburg, South Africa. The Rising Star expedition team's discovery is now available for all to enjoy and participate in through scanned specimens published on http://www.Morphosource.org. The original publication of this find can be found here:http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09560 For those unable to access the original scans, a reconstructed skull has been created by combining fragments from specimens DH3 and DH4 to produce a replica skull found here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1042872. The upper maxilla has also been reconstructed to match the published mandible and mirrored zygomatic fragments; with these four files, as much of the skull as possible was printed, with the rest approximated based on skeletal landmarks of other early hominids. Sculpted clay finished the complete skull replication. Enjoy the extraordinary discovery and thank the awesome scientists who make this kind of reproduction possible. All specimens and original scans are attributable to the original authors. Scanned with NextEngine Scanner. Contact information for this reconstruction: Digital reconstructions were done by Darryl R. Ricketts, M.S., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Indiana University South Bend, email: drricket@iusb.edu Sculpting was done by Susan M. Ward, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend, email: susmward@iusb.edu. Please attribute accordingly. I am a forensic anthropologist not affiliated with this project or the Rising Star team. I teach anthropology and specialize in fetal osteology and 3D reconstruction. Please post a photo to share if you print this, and check out my other scans of skulls and bones at http://www.thingiverse.com/dricketts/designs. Be sure to "Like" my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FetalReproductions to subscribe to my current prints/blogs, and see my Etsy page at http://Etsy.com/FetalReproductions for baby fetal scans, skulls, and other items to own.