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Evidence Found for Earliest Modern Humans

Posted by samzenpus on from the flintstones-the-early-years dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "Researchers at Arizona State University report that they have pushed back the date for the earliest modern humans to 164,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Paleoanthropologists now say that genetic and fossil evidence suggests that modern human species — Homo sapiens — evolved in Africa between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago and in seeking the "perfect site" to explore for remains of the earliest populations, researchers analyzed ocean currents, climate data, geological formations and other data to pin down a location. "The world was in a glacial stage 125,000 to 195,000 years ago, and much of Africa was dry to mostly desert; in many areas food would have been difficult to acquire. The paleoenvironmental data indicate there are only five or six places in all of Africa where humans could have survived these harsh conditions," said Curtis Marean, a professor in ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Photos from the cave at Pinnacle Point in South Africa show where the team found ochre, bladelets and evidence of shellfish — findings that reveal the earliest dated evidence of modern humans."

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  1. The truth hurts by speaker+of+the+truth · · Score: 1, Troll

    Now I'm a troll as is the post I responded to while the first post is still funny. The only funny thing here is the moderation of this article.

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    Using openSUSE instead of Windows since 9th of October, 2007 and liking it.
  2. Re:What Does God Have to Say About This? by msh104 · · Score: 0, Troll

    let's just say I'm not ready to put my faith in a schizo.

    Just imagine

    God (daddy god) sending himself (son) to this world so that he can get himself (jesus) nailed to a cross, where he himself (jesus) is left without himself (daddy god) to be crusified to himself (daddy god), raised by himself (jesus?) to go get back to himself (daddy god) so that he can then send himself (ghost/spirit) back to this world until he himself (jesus) will go back in order to judge the world according to the laws he made up himself (daddy god)

    All while being the very same being (the one trinity god)...
    At least... that's what they told me.

    Luckily i am now saved from Christianity.