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Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early *Homo sapiens* presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans were

  • Written by Brian Anthony Keeling, Doctoral Candidate in Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early *Homo sapiens* presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans wereClose examination of digital and 3D-printed models suggested the fossil needs to be reclassified.Brian A. Keeling

Homo sapiens, our own species, evolved in Africa sometime between 300,000 and 200,000 years ago. Anthropologists are pretty confident in that estimate, based on fossil, genetic and archaeological evidence.

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