A view of a skull from the Red Deer Cave People. Mysterious fossils of what may be a previously unknown type of human have been uncovered in caves in China, ones that possess a highly unusual mix of bygone and modern human features, scientists reveal. Surprisingly, the fossils are only between 11,500 and 14,500 years old. That means they would have shared the landscape with modern humans when China's earliest farmers were first appearing. Darren Curnoe (right) and Andy Herries (left) excavating at Maludong in 2008. Jutting jaws and flaring cheeks The Stone Age fossils are unusual mosaics of modern...
