Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Bone Age

Human remains 67,000 years old found in the phillipines
Archaeologists have found a foot bone that could prove the phillipines was first settled by humans 67,000 years ago,thousands of years earlier than previously thought,the national Museum said on tuesday.The bone,found in an extensive cave network,predates the 47,000-yr-old TabonMan that is previously known as the first human to have lived in the country,said Taj Vitales a researcher. "This would make it the oldest human remains ever found in the phillipines,"he said.The report on "Callao Man"was released in the Journal of Human Evolution after tests in France established the Fossil's age.

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