Butchered rhino suggests humans were in the Philippines 700,000 years ago

Excavation proves early humans colonised the area hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously believedThe discovery of a butchered rhino has led scientists to conclude early humans were in the Philippines as far back as 700,000 years ago.Dozens of human-made stone artefacts and tools, alongside the clearly bludgeoned and eaten remains of a rhino, were discovered in a clay bed in on Luzon, the largest and most northerly island in the Philippines.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 4, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Ellis-Petersen Tags: Philippines Science Asia Pacific World news Archaeology Source Type: news