Part of a jawbone found in Misliya, Israel, has been identified as the oldest human fossil found outside Africa
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Jebel Irhoud
Misliya, Mount Carmel, Israel
Earliest modern human fossil found outside Africa has been dated to between 177,000 and 194,000 years old
Herto
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Omo
Kibish
1,000 km
1,000 miles
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Ethiopia
Homo sapiens fossils in two locations have been dated to between 195,000 and 160,000 years old
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Morocco
The oldest Homo sapiens fossils are around 300,000 years old
Jebel Irhoud, Morocco
The oldest Homo sapiens fossils are around 300,000 years old
Misliya, Mount Carmel, Israel
Earliest modern human fossil found outside Africa has been dated to between 177,000 and 194,000 years old
Ethiopia
Homo sapiens fossils in two locations have been dated to between 195,000 and 160,000 years old
Herto
Omo Kibish
1,000 km
1,000 miles