人亚族

对一根古代股骨的分析表明，有一个早期人亚族物种可能在中国西南地区存活到了近至1.4万年前。

Analysis of an ancient thigh bone suggests that a species of early hominin may have survived as late as 14000 years ago in southwest China .

除了引出一个前人类家族的新成员，该发现还表明，一些早期人亚族动物会故意把死者遗体存放在一个偏僻且很难进入的洞穴里，这是一种以前被认为只限于现代人的行为。

Besides introducing a new member of the prehuman family , the discovery suggests that some early hominins intentionally deposited bodies of their dead in a remote and largely inaccessible cave chamber , a behavior previously considered limited to modern humans .

在两篇本周刊登于开放阅读期刊《eLife》的文章里，研究人员说，该发现记录了超过1500件化石，是非洲单个考古地点中发现人亚族样本最多的一处，在全世界范围内也居于前列。

In two papers published this week in the open-access journal eLife , the researchers said that the more than 1550 fossil elements documenting the discovery constituted the largest sample for any hominin species in a single African site , and one of the largest anywhere in the world .

这一发现表明，现代人出现后，早期人亚族物种可能并没有在中国立即消失。

The finding suggests that early hominins may not have immediately disappeared in China after the appearance of modern humans .

伯杰研究团队成员、英格兰肯特大学（UniversityofKent）的翠西·凯威尔（TracyKivell）说，让她十分惊讶的是，纳勒迪人“有极度弯曲的手指，比任何早期人亚族物种都要弯，清楚地表明了他们的攀爬能力。”

Tracy Kivell of the University of Kent , in England , an associate of Dr. Berger 's team , was struck by H. naledi 's " extremely curved fingers , more curved than almost any other species of early hominin , which clearly demonstrates climbing capabilities . "