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Approximate age:270,500 years old=average of minimum (0.27 Ma) and maximum (0.271 Ma)
Date based on: gamma-ray spectrometry See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Braüer, G. (1997). Modern human origins backdated. Nature, 386, 337-338.
Hominids: Homo rhodesiensis
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: KNM-ER 3884, KNM-ER 999
Notes:
Location: Upper Ileret, Lake Turkana area, Kenya
Map location/coordinates reference: Kelly, A. J., & Harris, J. W. K. (1992). Recent findings of Middle Stone Age material from East Turkana. Nyame akuma(38), 29-34.
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