Early Humans Reached Europe 1.3 Million Years Ago, New Evidence Shows
TL;DR
A new study using magnetostratigraphic dating reveals that early hominins first arrived in Southern Europe around 1.3 million years ago, likely via the Strait of Gibraltar. This finding helps resolve long-standing debates about the timeline and routes of early human migration out of Africa.
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- Early Hominins First Arrived in Southern Europe around 1.3 Million Years Ago Sci.News
- New geological dating techniques place first European hominids in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago Phys.org
- Oldest European Hominid Remains Indicate Early Humans Crossed Strait Of Gibraltar IFLScience
- Humans first arrived in Europe 1.3 million years ago Earth.com
- New Dating Reveals That the Oldest Human Site in Europe is in Granada, Spain LBV Magazine
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