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World’s oldest human remains?

Posted by / December 29, 2010

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Israeli archaeologists have discovered human remains dating from 400,000 years ago. Their findings challenge conventional wisdom that Homo sapiens originated in Africa.

  • The eight teeth uncovered in an Israeli cave could be the earliest traces so far of our species.
  • The teeth were discovered in 2006, but researchers spent years testing and dating the find before publishing.

Full story at Discovery News.

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