A 210,000-year-old skull named Apidima 1 was discovered in 1978 and stored for decades in an Athens museum. It has been identified as the earliest modern human remain found outside Africa. Researchers had earlier analyzed another skull named Apidima 2 that was found back in the 1970s and had concluded that it belonged to the same species and were of the same age. A latter research suggests that Apidima 1 pre-dated Apidima 2 by as much as 40,000 years. It also determined that the skull belonged to Homo Sapiens. Researchers believe advancement in dating and genetics technology could continue to shape our understanding of how our ancestors spread throughout the world.
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