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Read More »Artifact discovered in China suggests that human ancestors left Africa over 2 million years ago – Brinkwire
[ad_1] A team of researchers discovered tools and bones in China that suggest that early human ancestors left Africa and migrated to Asia 270,000 years earlier than expected. Until this recent discovery, …
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