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Europe was the birthplace of mankind, not Africa, scientists find

• shinamee 9y ago
  Finally.
• gumby 9y ago
  The linked Telegraph article is a bit more breathless (and meretricious) than the actual PLOS article which doesn't make the same bold claims. Then again, actually linking to the science paper is an improvement over typical Telegraph practice so kudos to them for that, at least.
  • touristtam 9y ago
    I had the same feeling seeing the article publisher. The Washington Post is doing a better job: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/22/ape-that-lived-in-europe-7-million-years-ago-could-be-human-ancestor-controversial-study-suggests/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2...
• eveningcoffee 9y ago
  My first reaction was a jaw dropping "Whaat?", but it really gets better: "In 1944, German soldiers constructing a bunker in Greece uncovered a fossilized jawbone." (from the WP link). If we step away from this wonderland then it appears that so far there is a single jaw from Greece dated to be about 7.2 millions old and belonging to a unique primate specimen and there is a single tooth from Bulgaria believe belong to the individual from the same species from the same time period. Consensus seems to be that unless more evidence is found then it is more convincing to believe in status quo. Involved parties are eager to look for further evidence.