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Oldest Human Hair Discovered In Fossilized Poop

Posted by samzenpus on from the near-the-top-of-the-food-chain dept.

goran72 writes "A new study has suggested that strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave could be the oldest-known human hairs. According to a report in National Geographic News, researchers discovered the rock-hard hyena dung near the Sterkfontein caves, where many early human ancestor fossils have been found."

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  1. Multiple discoveries! by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oldest known human hair.
    Oldest known person eaten by a hyena!

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  2. Re:Could be? by Dr.+Hellno · · Score: 5, Informative

    the article is actually pretty careful about not asserting this as fact. The article only asserts that hairs were found with "wavy bands of scales" which suggest modern primates. Human hairs closest resemble these hairs, so it's possible that they come from an early human species.

  3. Re:Slashdot now officially publishes ... by ptx0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shit that matters!