Erika, Gutsick Gibbon gets her dating wrong on famous Omo 1 skull first Homo sapien.  #evolution
Channel: Eric Dondero, Right-Anthro & Human Origins
Date: 2024-02-29

It was all over the news last year.  Redating of Omo 1 to 230k + years.  Indeed, paleoanthropologists said that Omo 1 is likely even older than 230k years.  

Omo 1 represents the very first putative (agreed upon) Homo sapien skull.  Yes, Jebel Irhoud is a candidate, but the facial features may be a bit too non-Homo sapien like say some paleoanthropologists (Heidelbergensis-ish).  And there is Herto Man (Homo Idaltu).  But Herto is dated to 160,000 years old.  So, the championship ring goes to Omo 1.  

Erika has 100,000 subscribers.  It is a shame that she is misleading her viewers on such a critical topic as the very first confirmed modern human being.  And she did it in a video slamming a rival anthropologist Robert Sepehr.  

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