Tools from China are oldest hint of human lineage outside Africa
@article{Barras2018ToolsFC, title={Tools from China are oldest hint of human lineage outside Africa}, author={Colin G. Barras}, journal={Nature}, year={2018} }
2.1-million-year-old stone tools suggest hominins reached East Asia much earlier than thought. 2.1-million-year-old stone tools suggest hominins reached East Asia much earlier than thought.
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