This was the conclusion made by a team of scientists, including Filipino geoarchaeologist Vito Hernandez, after they unearthed “unmistakable evidence” of fossils and sediments showing that Homo sapiens—the only early species of humans that have survived— arrived in mainland South-East Asia 77,000 years ago.
He said most fossils of prehistoric humans were found in islands like those of the Philippines and Indonesia—citing fossils of Homo luzonensis and of Homo floresiensis.Fossils previously discovered in mainland South-East Asia, with its humid climate, were often too weathered or severely fragmented, making them difficult to identify, Hernandez said.
“Now these findings prove that our ancestors also moved through valleys and forests aside from islands and coasts,” Hernandez said. “Why are we still here in the world when everyone else has gone extinct? These questions are important to understand, ... possibly to ensure that we survive for another millennia,” he said.
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