New Homo Sapien Fossils Push Species Back 100,000 Years
Year: 2017
Homo sapiens have roamed the Earth for a long time, but for the longest time, we had a specific timeframe when our species began. Keep in mind, we truly mean the “Homo sapien” side and not other humanoids that came before such as the Neanderthals. It was assumed our version of the species went back about 200,000. That was until old bones were discovered in Morocco in 2017. At least five individuals were thought to have taken shelter during a hunt. Morocco is, of course, in Northern Africa. The oldest bones found of Homo sapiens were from Eastern Africa. The Moroccan bones went back 100,000 years further than the East African bones. Thus pushing our species back 100,000 years, making our species 300,000 years old. Clearly, this is one of the most surprising scientific findings ever.