New Evidence Provides An Alternative Route 'Out Of Africa' For Early Humans
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 10:49
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.
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