An Earlier Departure Out Of Africa?

In the news there is always something new being discovered about human origins. This article describes the latest artifact evidence on human expansion out of Africa. A cache of stone tools found in the United Arab Emirates suggests humans may have left Africa earlier and from a different route than previously thought. (See Here)

An Earlier Departure Out Of Africa?

Hand axe pre-form.

Oldest Modern Human?

Recent archaeological finds in Israel may rewrite the story of Human evolution.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101230_sapiens.htm

But as this article points out, it is a bit controversial.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101231/full/news.2010.700.html