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Old 2011-01-04, 14:51   Link #11059
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Originally Posted by Kamui4356 View Post
It does push the origin of modern humans back about 150,000 years. That is a big change in what we know about the evolution of modern humans.
its also interesting in the sense that it puts to question on where Homo sapians originate from.
prior to this finding, the assumption was that they originate from Africa, but if this finding in the Levant really does predate the findings in Africa by such a long time, then the prior assumption may no longer be true.
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