Mystery hominin skull discovered in 1960 dated to at least 286,000 years old | NYGazet

New study dates the Petralona skull up to 539,000 years old, offering fresh insight into Europe’s human evolution mystery.

A mystery in human evolution may be close to being solved, thanks to a new study by the Institut de Paléontologie Humaine in France. A nearly complete cranium discovered in 1960 inside the Petralona Cave in northern Greece has defied all efforts at i... [2605 chars]