Oldest human fossils dated as 200,000yrs old

February 17, 2005 

Two sets of remains, one a near complete set, the other just a skull, found in Ethiopia forty years ago, have been dated using potassium-argon dating, as the oldest human remains yet discovered at 195,000 years old. Remains from Herto, Ethiopia held the previous record of 160,000 years. 
The findings, published in the February 17 issue of the journal Nature, show the remains "Omo I" and "II", approach what geneticists believe is the age of the human race — 200,000 years. Due to geological activity in the region, this number may not be accurate; it is feasible that the fossils are as young as 104,000. 
The uncertainty is due to the method by which they were dated from the known geological age of surrounding rock. The exact dig location where the fossil remains had been excavated in 1967 needed to be relocated.
Oldest human fossils dated as 200,000yrs old February 17 , 2005 Two sets of remains , one a near complete set , the other just a skull , found in Ethiopia forty years ago , have been dated using potassium - argon dating , as the oldest human remains yet discovered at 195,000 years old . Remains from Herto , Ethiopia held the previous record of 160,000 years . The findings , published in the February 17 issue of the journal Nature , show the remains " Omo I " and " II " , approach what geneticists believe is the age of the human race — 200,000 years . Due to geological activity in the region , this number may not be accurate ; it is feasible that the fossils are as young as 104,000 . The uncertainty is due to the method by which they were dated from the known geological age of surrounding rock . The exact dig location where the fossil remains had been excavated in 1967 needed to be relocated .
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