"Surviving the Toba Supervolcano: Evidence of Remarkably Adaptive Human Population 74000 Years Ago"

Researchers in Ethiopia have discovered evidence at the Shinfa-Metema 1 site showing that a human population survived the Toba supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago. The findings suggest that humans may have dispersed during arid intervals along "blue highways" created by seasonal rivers, challenging previous hypotheses about human migration. The discovery of stone tools also indicates the oldest evidence of archery. The study's implications include the ability to correlate archaeological sites across Africa with a time resolution of weeks, shedding new light on the impact of the Toba eruption on early human populations.