Article: Modern humans take a spin back in time. (Qafzeh Cave, Skhul Cave, Israel)

Modern humans take a spin back in time

Scientists using a recently developed dating technique say anatomically modern humans apparently inhabited an Israeli cave known as Skhul about 100,000 years ago. Their conclusion, described in the April 27 NATURE, is consistent with reports that early modern humans were living at the nearby Qafzeh cave more than 90,000 years ago (SN: 2/27/88, p.138).

Nonetheless, the accumulating evidence for an early human presence in the Near East, more than twice as long ago as had been previously assumed, does not quell an ongoing dispute over the evolution of modern Homo sapiens. Some investigators say anatomically modern ...

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