Ancient Tools Reveal Mysterious Human Relatives on Sulawesi
TL;DR
The discovery of in situ stone artifacts at Calio in Sulawesi, dated to at least 1.04 million years ago through palaeomagnetic and US-ESR dating, suggests that hominin presence on Sulawesi may have occurred earlier than previously thought, potentially predating the earliest known occupation on Flores and Luzon.
Topics:sciencepaleontology#archaeological-artifacts#early-pleistocene#fossil-dating#hominins#paleontology#sulawesi
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