Scientists unearth oldest known fossil remains of humans at Ethiopian lake

SCIENTISTS have unearthed the oldest known fossil remains of modern humans at the site of an ancient lake in Ethiopia, it was disclosed yesterday.

Scientists unearth oldest known fossil remains of humans at Ethiopian lake

The three skulls, dating backbetween 154,000 and 160,000 years, belonged to a race of people who may be the ancestors of everyone livingtoday.

Professor Chris Stringer, head of human origins at the Natural History Museum in London, said the finds were "some of the most significant discoveries of early homo sapiens so far".

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