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[https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/homosapiens by Sarah Collins UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE] | [https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/homosapiens by Sarah Collins UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE] | ||
The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought. | The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognised as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought. | ||
=====The Leakey Family===== | |||
[https://leakeyfoundation.org/about-us/the-leakey-family/ by Louis Leakey The Leakey Foundation] | |||
Louis and Mary Leakey were monumental figures in the field of paleoanthropology and their groundbreaking discoveries helped shape our understanding of human origins. Now, the Leakey family is synonymous with the study of human evolution, with three generations making important contributions to science. | |||
