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science4 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient Mysterious Skull Fused to Cave Wall Challenges Human Evolution Understanding

A prehistoric skull found fused to a cave wall in Greece, dating back at least 290,000 years, may belong to a mysterious ancient hominid species, possibly Homo heidelbergensis, indicating a diverse human lineage in Europe during the Middle Pleistocene.

via Gizmodo|

#cave-wall #dating-techniques #hominid

science4 months ago•3 min saved

Mysterious Skull Attached to Cave Wall May Be from a Rare Human Species

A skull found in Greece's Petralona Cave, fused to the wall for over 60 years, has been accurately dated to at least 277,000 years old using uranium-thorium dating, suggesting it belonged to a primitive hominid species possibly related to Homo heidelbergensis, providing new insights into human evolution during the Middle Pleistocene.

via ScienceAlert|

#cave-discovery #fossil-dating #hominid