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Our Ancestor Homo Erectus Is 200,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought
A fossil that sat exposed at a cave site for eight years upends human family tree.
By Bridget Alex
Dec 15, 2020 6:00 PM
This fragment of a Homo erectus cranium was almost overlooked by researchers. (Credit: Andy Herries, Jesse Martin and Renaud Joannes-Boyau)
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