OLDEST HUMAN EVIDENCE
Art, tools, and anatomically modern human bones have been found at these sites, serving as proof of human existence thousands of years before the common era [CE].
The oldest remnants of modern humans date back to the Middle Paleolithic [Old Stone Age], more than 50,000 years.
The Upper Paleolithic finds were buried between 12,500 and 50,000 years ago and the Holocene artifacts were buried between 12,500 to 2,000 years ago.
Many factors complicate dating archaeological finds, resulting in disputed dates. Numbers are estimates based on scientific dating methods.
oldest remains discovered
Jebel Irhoud, Morocco: 254k – 379k years
Omo Kibish Formation, Ethiopia: 190k – 200k years
Misliya Cave, Israel: 177k – 195k years
Klasies River Caves, South Africa: 110k – 200k years
Singa, Sudan: 140k – 160k years
Jebel Faya, United Arab Emirates: 125k years
Aybut, Oman: 75k – 125k years
Katanda, DRC: 90k years
Fuyan Cave, China: 80k years
Haua Fteah, Libya: 65k – 80k years
Callao Cave, Luzon, Philippines: 67k years
Lida Ajer Cave, Sumatra, Indonesia: 63k – 73k years
S T A T S
Middle Paleolithic sites
14
Upper Paleolithic sites
32
Holocene sites
18
older than 100,000 years
7 sites
older than 50,000 years
15 sites