QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Are those fossilized skulls human?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Are those fossilized skulls human? Get Equipped: The New Answers Book 2 News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: The Origin of Old-Earth Geology, Part 4 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Are those fossilized skulls human? A: Since 1991 an archaeological team working in the country of Georgia has uncovered an assortment of fossilized bones, including several skulls. But the most recent of these, called "Skull 5," looks like it has parts that don't even go together. In fact it features a mosaic of traits that evolutionary anthropologists ordinarily assign to several different early human species. Besides the low cranial capacity of this skull, many other features of the Skull 5 cranial/jaw combo also fail to meet normal expectations of a human skull. The face seems too sloped, the jaw juts too much, the nasal bones are too flat, the mandible is too big, the zygomatic arch—which makes room for powerful jaw muscles—is too capacious to be plausibly classified as a normal Homo erectus, AiG's Dr. David Menton explains. Did Skull 5 at Dmanisi belong to a human or an ape? Was it an unusual human variation or a person suffering from disease, deficiency, or deformity? While some questions remain unanswered, only an evolutionary worldview determined to see the transitions in humanity's supposed evolutionary origins puzzles over where to place it in the evolutionary story. Read the whole article by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell for photos and more details of the excavation discoveries. Get Equipped The New Answers Book 2 Chapter 8 of The New Answers Book 2 answers the question, "Did Humans Really Evolve from Apelike Creatures?" Author Dr. David Menton begins with the starting assumptions of both biblical creation and evolution, then evaluates the evidence for human evolution. News to Know Quick Look Do Chimp Alarm Calls Reveal How Human Language Evolved? Does the chimpanzee ability to see-a-snake and sound-a-signal recapitulate the evolutionary underpinnings of human language? Scorpion Venom Is No Match for Mighty Mouse: Not a poison but a pain-killer, scorpion venom is a vain deterrent to hungry grasshopper mice. After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program The Mysterious Blue Whale, Part 3 The Mysterious Blue Whale, Part 2 The Mysterious Blue Whale, Part 1 Whom Should We Vote For? Part 2 Whom Should We Vote For? Part 1 Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with AiG staff scientist Dr. Georgia Purdom to answer the question, "Why Is the Idea of Millions of Years So Contrary to the Bible?"	This Week . . . New Display: Art and the Bible at the Creation Museum (Nov 8) Do Chimp Alarm Calls Reveal How Human Language Evolved? (Nov 7) Does the Dmanisi Discovery Demonstrate We Are All One Family? (Nov 6) Why Did Jesus Weep? (Nov 5) Stepping Out in Faith from AiG to the Ark Encounter (Nov 4) Setting Up Camp After Babel (Nov 3) Scorpion Venom Is No Match for Mighty Mouse (Nov 2) Video On Demand The Origin of Old-Earth Geology, Part 4 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Sad Atheist Legacy Dr. Georgia Purdom: Galápagos Islands: A Different View Has Arrived! Dr. Danny Faulkner: Comet ISON and Some Recent Writings Ken Ham: Six Days—A Challenge for the Church Pray for AiG Thank God for the marvelous turnout for our first annual Latin Day at the Creation Museum last Saturday. Pray for Ken Ham and Dr. Terry Mortenson as they speak at a three-day conference in Bolivia next week. Resources Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Set 77 Fairly Safe Science Activities for Illustrating Bible Lessons The Great Ice Age DVD Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum See all networks Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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