Fossil shows "1st European" may be 1.3 mln years old


	Fossil shows "1st European" may be 1.3 mln years old

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3-27-2008 2:13 PM

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                <FONT class="PreviewTitle">Fossil shows "1st European" may be 1.3 mln years old</FONT>
            </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/27/content_7867460.htm"><P><FONT id="Zoom">    BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientist 
found a small piece of jawbone in a cave in Spain which shows the 
human ancestor in Europe is up to 1.3 million years old, much earlier than 
previously believed, media reported Thursday. 
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shows the process was accelerated and continuous; that the occupation of Europe 
happened very early and much faster than we had thought," Carbonell said. 
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1.3 million years old in Europe, researchers can now expect to find older ones, 
even up to 1.8 million years old, in other parts of the continent. 
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