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Article: Skulls of oldest nearly modern humans unearthed in Ethiopia
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- AP Worldstream
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- June 12, 2003
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Scientists have unearthed three 160,000-year-old human skulls in Ethiopia
that are the oldest known and best-preserved fossils of modern humans'
immediate predecessors.
The nearly complete skulls of an adult male and a child and the partial
skull of a second adult appear to represent a crucial stage of human
evolution when the facial features of modern humans arose.
Discovered in Ethiopia's fossil-rich Afar region, the skulls have
clearly modern features _ a prominent forehead, flattened face and
reduced brow _ that contrast with older humans' projecting, heavy-
browed skulls.
"They're not quite completely modern, but they're well on their way. ...