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From: Grainne2/16/2005 3:24:23 PM
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Bones found in Ethiopia may be older than had been thought


NEW YORK Researchers now believe some human bones that were uncovered nearly 40 years ago in Ethiopia are nearly 200-thousand years old -- perhaps dating back to near the time modern humans first emerged.

Until now, the oldest known fossils of Homo sapiens were Ethiopian skulls from about 160-thousand years ago.

An author of a study of the bones says it's believed Homo sapiens arose about 200-thousand years ago.

The fossils were found near a river in Ethiopia. At one location, there was part of a skull plus skeletal bones. Another site produced a second set, with more of a skull but no skeletal bones.

In the journal Nature, the researchers say they've revised the estimate of how old the bones are, after visiting the discovery site and testing rock samples with more modern techniques.

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