Ancient finger bone could challenge theory of modern migration | CNN

The first fossil of an ancient human found in the Arabian Peninsula could disrupt the widely accepted theory of how modern humans migrated out of Africa. A fossil finger bone found in the heart of Saudi Arabia – in the middle of what is now called the Nefud Desert – dates to at least 85,000 years ago, seemingly belonging to a member of the Homo sapiens species. This fossilized bone, measuring just

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「What this find suggests is that instead of one rapid dispersal out of Africa, Homo sapiens were moving out of Africa multiple times, 20,000 to 25,000 years earlier than expected」

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“Homo sapiens were moving out of Africa multiple times, 20,000 to 25,000 years earlier than expected.”