315,0000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
Scientists who found the fossils believe they are the remains of five people and far older than all previous finds. But how do the remains really fit into the bushy family tree of modern humans?
by Christopher Joyce
Jun 07, 2017
2 minutes
A team of European and Moroccan scientists has found the fossil remains of five individuals they believe are the most ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) ever found.
In a remote area of Morocco called Jebel Irhoud, in what was once a cave, the team found a skull, bones, and teeth of five beings who lived about 315,000
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