Date of first huamn remains in the Philippines pushed back.

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Archaeologists have found a foot bone that could prove the Philippines was first settled by humans 67,000 years ago, thousands of years earlier than previously thought, the National Museum said Tuesday.

The bone, found in an extensive cave network, predates the 47,000-year-old Tabon Man that is previously known as the first human to have lived in the country, said Taj Vitales, a researcher with the museum's archaeology section.

"This would make it the oldest human remains ever found in the Philippines," Vitales told AFP.
The rest of the story..
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/callao-man-philippines.html
 
Hhmm.. This was interesting! I want to know more about this.
 

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