Which evidence suggests that hominant first emerged in Africa
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Evidence of early humans living on the coast in South Africa, harvesting food from the sea, employing complex small stone tools and using red pigments in symbolic behavior 164,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented, is being published in the Oct. 18 issue of the journal Nature. The international team of researchers reporting the findings includes Tom Minichillo, an affiliate assistant professor of anthropology at the UW and the King County Department of Transportation archaeologist.
“Our findings show that 164,000 years ago in coastal South Africa humans expanded their diet to include shellfish and other marine resources, perhaps as a response to harsh environmental conditions,” said Curtis Marean, a paleoanthropologist with the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University who headed the research team “This is the earliest dated observation of this behavior.”
“Our findings show that 164,000 years ago in coastal South Africa humans expanded their diet to include shellfish and other marine resources, perhaps as a response to harsh environmental conditions,” said Curtis Marean, a paleoanthropologist with the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University who headed the research team “This is the earliest dated observation of this behavior.”
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