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Fossils in Greece Suggest Human Ancestors Evolved in Europe, Not Africa
A recent analysis of fossils recovered in the 1990s in the village of Nikiti in northern Greece supports the controversial idea that apes, the ancestors of humans, evolved in Southeastern Europe instead of Africa.
The 8 or 9-million-year-old fossils had...
Archaeology
Crete Footprints Estimated to Be 6 Million Years Old
In 2002, researchers who had discovered hominid footprints on the Greek island of Crete discovered they were made an incredible 5.7 million years ago. Now, they say, they are putting back the date even further, making it almost certain...
Greece
First Pre-Human Lived in Northern Greece Area, Researchers Say
Researchers have found evidence that the first pre-human, or hominin, walked in the Northern Greece-Balkans area, not Africa.
Archaeology
Experts Say First Pre-Human Lived in Northern Greece-Balkan Area
Researchers have found evidence that the link in the lineage of the great apes and humans took place in the Eastern Mediterranean -- not in Africa -- and that the first pre-human, or hominin, walked in the Northern Greece-Balkans...