Oldest Homo sapiens fossils discovered in Morocco

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The oldest fossil remains of Homo sapiens, dating back to 300,000 years, have been found at a site in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. This is 100,000 years older than previously discovered fossils of Homo sapiens that have been securely dated. The discovery was presented in a study in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

This marks the first discovery of such fossils in north Africa, and widens the "cradle of mankind" to encompass all of Africa, the researchers said. Previous finds were in south or east Africa. The fossils, including a partial skull and a lower jaw, belong to five different individuals including three young adults, an adolescent and a child estimated to be 8 years old. Stone tools, animal bones and evidence of fire were also found within the same layer at the site.

But what the researchers found to be most remarkable about these fossils is that they capture a moment in time of evolution. The facial features of the skull look like a modern human, but the brain case is very elongated and archaically characteristic of early humans.

There has been increasing evidence that the modern human lineage diverged from Neanderthals and Denisovans 500,000 years ago, making us close relatives rather than direct descendants. Before this discovery, it was believed that the early modern humans we evolved from were in Africa 200,000 years ago and looked very similar to modern humans. But what happened in between that time?

This is still unknown, although the researchers suggest the possibility that there were multiple groups of hominins, or human ancestors, overlapping and having complex relationships.

Because they didn't previously have fossil evidence of Homo sapiens from 300,000 years ago, this helps to fill a small part of that gap in the fossil record. The fossils provide insight about this evolutionary time for Homo sapiens before the early modern stage 200,000 years ago.

"Our analysis convinced us that this material represents the very root of our species, the oldest Homo sapiens ever found in Africa or elsewhere," said Jean-Jacques Hublin, lead study author, paleoanthropologist and professor at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

"We confirmed that they display this surprising combination of very advanced features and more archaic conditions. It allowed us to envision a more complex picture for the emergence of our species with different parts of the anatomy evolving at different rates, some features being fixed very early in a modern way and others taking a longer time to reach the modern condition."

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/health/oldest-homo-sapiens-fossils-found/index.html

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Welp guess this invalidates that one thread the other day that found some fossils in Europe

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

 

[Pressure]

Welp guess this invalidates that one thread the other day that found some fossils in Europe

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

This should be good.

 

[dennis roadman]

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

both

 

[Maschine_Man]

Anyone that really thinks the location of the origins of homosapiens or humans means anything more than what it is and tries to use that as arguments in present times are retarded.

And that goes for those dumbasses that care that some fossils and remains were found in Europe too. Only thing that matters is the findings themselves. all this race bullshyt is unneccesary.

the science itself is very interesting though.

 

[Uncle Hotep]

TBH was never to caught up with this stuff....

 

[Menelik II]

Welp guess this invalidates that one thread the other day that found some fossils in Europe

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

the other find wasnt homo sapiens it was another much older hominid ( if true)

hoteps will be relieved. although id be surprised if many hoteps believe in evolution of hominids and apes anyway.

 

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[Joe Sixpack]

The Black Man has no beginning or ending. He has no said birth date. He is the Father of Civilization

 

[dennis roadman]

why all the hand wringing and shock anyway when we all know life started in the bay

 

[Pressure]

why all the hand wringing and shock anyway when we all know life started in the bay

all
all life or modern human life?

 

[Ferrum Phos]

Welp guess this invalidates that one thread the other day that found some fossils in Europe

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

The fossils of Graecopithecus were dated 7.2 million years back. This is 300,000 years back. This article is referring to homo sapiens, though.

Graecopithecus was not a homo sapien. Rather, an early hominin, and said to be a direct ancestor of homo.

 

[dennis roadman]

all
all life or modern human life?

All life worth living

 

[Pressure]

All life worth living

 

[PS5 Pro]

Welp guess this invalidates that one thread the other day that found some fossils in Europe

The question is, does THIS thread satisfy the hoteps and smart dumb nikkas or does it enrage them even more in their crusade against science?

This story has only been confirmed by Tom dikk and Harry. The same outlet that said Ebola was a thing. Tbc...