Scientists narrow age of Homo erectus

By By Malcolm Ritter
Updated December 19 2019 - 8:53am, first published 8:50am
Professor Russell Ciochon holds a cast of a Homo erectus skull at his lab in Iowa City in the US.
Professor Russell Ciochon holds a cast of a Homo erectus skull at his lab in Iowa City in the US.

Scientists have finally calculated the age of the youngest known remains of Homo erectus, which is generally considered an ancestor of our species.

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