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Oldest human hairs found in hyena dung fossil

By T.K. Randall
May 13, 2009 · Comment icon 4 comments

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The oldest known human hairs have been discovered inside the fossil of ancient hyena dung unearthed in a Chilean cemetery, pushing the record back some 200,000 years.
The oldest known human hair belonged to a 9,000-year-old mummy disinterred from an ancient Chilean cemetery. Until now. A recent discovery pushes the record back some 200,000 years."


Source: Live Science | Comments (4)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Chupacabra of Valhalla 15 years ago
Hyena dung?!....well, I guess that answers the age old question, "Whatever happened to Adam?"
Comment icon #2 Posted by Harte 15 years ago
The opening statement on the main page: The oldest known human hairs have been discovered inside the fossil of ancient hyena dung unearthed in a Chilean cemetery, pushing the record back some 200,000 years. is incorrect. The statement implies that humans populated Chile 200,000 YBP. The hairs were found in South Africa - home sweet home for us all. Harte
Comment icon #3 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 15 years ago
Hyena dung?!....well, I guess that answers the age old question, "Whatever happened to Adam?" That's quite a death, you know, being laughed at when you're being chewed up too.
Comment icon #4 Posted by MirrorImage 15 years ago
The opening statement on the main page: is incorrect. The statement implies that humans populated Chile 200,000 YBP. The hairs were found in South Africa - home sweet home for us all. Harte I wonder how they could make such a huge mistake


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