Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Fossil Teeth Put Humans in Europe Earlier Than Thought

Link: Fossil Teeth Put Humans in Europe Earlier Than Thought

The fossils seemed hardly worth a second look. The one from England was only a piece of jawbone with three teeth, and the other, from southern Italy, was nothing more than two infant teeth. But scientists went ahead, re-examining them with refined techniques, and found that one specimen’s age had previously been significantly underestimated and that the other’s dating and identity had been misinterpreted.



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