Archaeologists have found a new route for human erectus in North Africa

Homo erectus is the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens - a reasonable person. Traditionally, the cradle of humanity is considered

eastern part of africa where they find the mosttraces of ancient people. At the same time, the northern part of Africa from this point of view has been studied very little, and only in recent years have archeologists from Germany, Poland, the USA and South Korea began to work there.

We found there traces of the presence of Homo erectus, numbering 500 thousand years. In total, it is about a thousand stone products.

Professor of Archeology Miroslav Masoich

Archaeologists have discovered traces of man erectusin northeastern Africa - in the Red Sea. Previously, it was believed that the upright man moved to the north of the mainland along the Nile River valley, but there were theories according to which migration took place in different directions.

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According to scientists, despite the harsh climateThe Arabian desert, on its territory there is a large number of dried riverbeds - probably, during the resettlement of the ancestors of the people, this region looked quite different.