The Greek site was found to contain stone tools and the remains of an extinct species of giant deer, elephants, hippopotamus, rhinoceros and a macaque monkey
Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors.
It was found to contain rough stone tools from the Lower Palaeolithic period – about 3.3 million to 300,000 years ago – and the remains of an extinct species of giant deer, elephants, hippopotamus, rhinoceros and a macaque monkey. “However, we will not be able to be sure until hominin fossil remains are recovered,” the project directors said. “ is the oldest currently known hominin presence in Greece, and it pushes back the known archeological record in the country by up to 250,000 years.”
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