1. Fossils push back origin of humans.
- Author
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BOWER, BRUCE
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FOSSIL hominids , *PREHISTORIC tools , *HUMAN migrations , *FOSSIL classification , *HOMO erectus , *GEOCHRONOMETRY , *ANTIQUITIES - Abstract
The article discusses the discovery of purported Homo sapiens fossils and stone tools that are about 300,000 years old at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. Reports on the finds in the June 8, 2017 issue of the journal "Nature" are noted. Topics include the relation of the fossils to human migration from Africa, the dating and classification of the fossils, and the relation of the fossils to those of the species Homo erectus.
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- 2017