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Published online 11 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030609-8

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Skulls reveal dawn of mankind

Ethiopian fossils confirm our African roots.

Skulls found in Ethiopia are the oldest modern human fossils yet. The 160,000-year-old bones open a valuable window on the birth of Homo sapiens.

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