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  • April 2008

    • Fossil Feces Revise History

      National Geographic  |  Apr 3, 08 9:43 PM CDT

      Fossil Feces Revise History

      (Newser) - Fossilized feces found in an Oregon cave have scientists rethinking how and when humans first came to North America. At 14,300 years old, the ancient poop was deposited at least 1,000 years before humans were thought to roam the area, National Geographic reports. Discoveries like this "help us to reconstruct the American past," one of the scientists says. More »

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      Oregon  • discovery  • fossil  • archeology  • origins of humanity

  • March 2008

    • New Fossil Rocks Human History

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 27, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      New Fossil Rocks Human History

      (Newser) - An incredibly old jawbone discovered in a Spanish cave could rewrite human history, scientists say. The bone with teeth is 1.2 million years old and belongs to a long-extinct human ancestor called Homo antecessor. It's at least 300,000 years older than any other human fossil found in Europe. The discovery, along with stone tools and animal bones at the site, suggests that early humans colonized Europe much earlier than thought, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Europe  • archaeology  • fossil  • anthropology  • Neanderthals  • origins of humanity  • jawbone  • Homo antecessor

  • August 2007
  • March 2007

    • Fossil Proves We're All African

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 14, 07 7:04 AM CDT

      Fossil Proves We're All African

      (Newser) - An ancient jawbone found in Morocco suggests that modern human ancestry emerged 100,000 years earlier than previously believed—and in Africa, rather than Europe. Until now, scientists believed that modern humans didn't emerge until 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. But the Moroccan bone is 160,000 years old, with teeth that show a lengthy childhood—indicating the ability to create a complex society. More »

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      Africa  • evolution  • fossil  • Morocco  • origins of humanity  • jawbone  • modern man  • homo sapien

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