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'Absolute Surprise': Homo Erectus Skulls Found in China Are Almost 1.8 Million Years Old — the Oldest Evidence of the Ancient Human Relatives in East Asia

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A new date for Homo erectus skulls found in central China provides new insight into how and when ancient human relatives reached eastern Asia.

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Scientific research and advances in dating methods are rewriting the history of the forerunners of sapiens. For example, they shed new light on the...

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At the latest 1.77 million years ago Homo erectus had migrated to China. So he must have quickly conquered Eurasia from Africa. But a mystery remains unsolved.

·Heidelberg, Germany
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