Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
- Written by Mathieu Duval, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University
Archaeological excavation at Ain Boucherit, Algeria.Mathieu Duval, Author provided
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological evidence published today online by the journal Science (as a First Release) indicates their presence in North Africa at least 2.4 million years ago.
This is about 600,000 years earlier...
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