Earliest human remains outside Africa found inside Israeli cave
- 6 years ago
ISRAEL —Scientists have found what they suspect is the earliest human remains outside of Africa in a cave on Mount Carmel, Israel.
The partial upper jawbone, found in a 2002 excavation then intensively analyzed for 15 years, is said to be between 170,000 and 200,000 years old. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, many archaeologists believed humans migrated from Africa 60,000 years ago.
Details of the finding were published this month in the journal, Science.
The partial upper jawbone, found in a 2002 excavation then intensively analyzed for 15 years, is said to be between 170,000 and 200,000 years old. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, many archaeologists believed humans migrated from Africa 60,000 years ago.
Details of the finding were published this month in the journal, Science.