New Evidence Provides An Alternative Route 'Out Of Africa' For Early Humans
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 16:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The widely held belief that the Nile valley was the most likely route out of sub-Saharan Africa for early modern humans 120,000 year ago is challenged. A new team shows that wetter conditions reached a lot further north than previously thought, providing a wet 'corridor' through Libya for early human migrations. The results also help explain inconsistencies between archaeological finds.