Europe's Ancient Hominin Lineages Uncovered

Researchers dated Petralona skull's calcite to 277,000 years old.
Christos Sariannidis discovered Petralona cranium in 1959.
Previous dating ranged from 170k to 700k years.
U-series dating shows calcite formed 286k years ago.
Cave wall samples dated to 539k years.
Chris Stringer classifies Petralona as Homo heidelbergensis.
Evidence shows Europe had two hominin lineages coexisting until 300k years ago.

Research | Paleontology | Human Evolution

France | Greece

Christos Sariannidis | Chris Stringer

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