AU the bones found to date would fit easily into a box the size of a coffin, and in no case is a complete skeleton available. In no case, either, are the bones precisely dated. Partly as a result of the sparcity and poor quality of the evidence, some fraudulent claims have arisen. Hoaxes are difficult to ferret out when so little hard fact is available. However, the existence of a few frauds does not mean that all of paleoanthropology is one giant fake.
Bones actually do exist.
There is real evidence that cannot be denied, a consensus that is agreed upon by both Christian and nonChristian researchers. In fact, they make captivating subjects for further study and research. But, however fascinating they may seem to our curious minds, neither can I find any special significance for them in God's plans and purposes for creating, sustaining, and redeeming mankind. From my perspective, the absence of any reference to them in Genesis may be disappointing to a modern reader, but it is not so puzzling, nor does it represent a serious omission. I may have found the answer on my first trip to Africa.