The oldest human fossils found outside of Africa suggest our species may have left that continent 200,000 years ago.
The oldest human fossils outside Africa, a partial upper jaw bone and several teeth, were found in Misliya Cave in Israel and may be almost 200,000 years old. Time keeps marching on…backwards, at least when it comes to telling the story of human evolution and migration.
Support for that conventional date eroded over time, however: A few 20th century fossil and artifact finds in Israel showed that anatomically modern humans were in the region up to 115,000 years ago. In China, a number of sites hint that modern humans may have reached East Asia 80,000 to 120,000 years ago and, in Australia, thousands of artifacts believed to belong to modern humans suggest an arrival date of 65,000 years ago.
That date range makes Misliya-1 the oldest human fossils outside Africa as well as a contemporary of the humans found at Herto and Omo Kibish in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian fossils, however, like the even older Jebel Irhoud individuals from Morocco, exhibited some primitive traits. Crucially, all of Misliya-1’s features fall within the range of anatomically modern humans, and none of the traits resemble those of Neanderthals or other archaic humans.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Thelma Sutcliffe, oldest person in U.S., dies at 115Thelma Sutcliffe, the oldest living person in the US, has died at age 115, her longtime friend says.
Baca lebih lajut »
World’s oldest man dies in Spain at 112, weeks shy of 113th birthdaySaturnino de la Fuente García was the world's oldest man on record and died at 112 years old and 341 days, according to Guinness World Records.
Baca lebih lajut »
The oldest known drinking straws date back to over 5,000 years agoPeople used these high-end straws to drink beer from a communal vessel more than 5,000 years ago, archaeologists say.
Baca lebih lajut »
World’s oldest man dies in Spain at 112, weeks shy of 113th birthdayGuinness World Records announced Saturnino de la Fuente García died at his home.
Baca lebih lajut »
Netflix Commits $1M For Film & TV Scholarships In Sub-Saharan AfricaNetflix is gifting $1M to film and TV students in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund forms part of Netflix’s Creative Equity Fund, which was launched in 202…
Baca lebih lajut »
Burna Boy's complicated relationship with AfricaNigerian Afro-fusion recording artist Burna Boy is celebrated in his home country and internationally -- but he's never been shy about criticizing Africa's leaders.
Baca lebih lajut »