Oldest Fossils Of Modern Humans Dated To More Than 230,000 Years Ago - Forbes

Oldest Fossils Of Modern Humans Dated To More Than 230,000 Years Ago - Forbes
The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought.
Side view of ancient human skull. getty The Omo remains are a collection of fossil bones discovered between 1967 and 1974 at the Omo Kibish sites near the Omo River, in Omo National Park in south-w… [+5455 chars] Read More



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