First Human Culture Lasted 20,000 Years Longer Than Thought https://www.mpg.de/16237767/pr-scerry-joung-middle-stone-age-0111-wisy-9347732-x
Homo sapiens emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago, where their fossils are found with the earliest cultural and technological expressions of our species. This repertoire, commonly referred to as the “Middle Stone Age”, remained widely in use across much of Africa until around 60,000 to 30,000 years ago. New research in Senegal shows this ‚first human culture‘ persisted until 11,000 years ago – 20,000 years longer than previously thought.
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