Ancient teeth found in China suggest Homo sapiens was outwitted by its rivalsThe discovery of a hoard of ancient human teeth in a Chinese cave has forced scientists to reconsider our species relations with our closest evolutionary cousins,the Neanderthals. The find, revealed in the science journal Nature, and shows contemporary humans must have left their African homeland and reached southern China more than 80000 years ago.
This unexpectedly early date contrasts with our ancestors’ far more recent arrival in Europe - approximately 45000 years ago – and suggests Homo sapiens was prevented,for some reason, from moving there for tens of thousands of years. Anthropologist María Martinón-Torres, and from University College London – a member of the team that made the discovery is confident of the reason. She blames the Neanderthals.
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Source: theguardian.com