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Earth 1.2 Millions Years Ago: Human Population, 18,500!

Scientists have calculated that for a period lasting one million years and beginning 1.2 million years ago, at a time when our ancestors were spreading through Africa, Europe and Asia, there were probably between 18,500 to 26,000 individuals capable of...
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An ancient Earth like ours: Geologists reconstruct Earth's climate belts between 460 and 445 million years ago

Academics / General Science : Science Daily (3 years ago)

An international team of scientists has reconstructed the Earth's climate belts of the late Ordovician Period, between 460 and 445 million years ago. The findings show that these ancient climate belts were surprisingly like those of... Read Post

Human Ancestors Made Deadly Stone-Tipped Spears 500,000 Years Ago

Academics / General Science : 60-Second Science (7 months ago)

Human ancestors were fashioning sophisticated hunting weapons half a million years ago. An analysis of stone points from a site in South Africa called Kathu Pan 1 indicates that they were attached to shafts of wood and used as spear... Read Post

When Earth's Human Population Was 18,500!

Academics / General Science : The Daily Galaxy (2 years ago)

Scientists have calculated that for a period lasting one million years and beginning 1.2 million years ago, at a time when our ancestors were spreading through Africa, Europe and Asia, there were probably between 18,500 to 26,000 in... Read Post


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