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Ancient Elephant Tooth Reconstructs a Lush Early Human Landscape
Key Takeaways
- A straight-tusked elephant molar and tusk fragments were found at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in northern Israel.
- The remains date to nearly 700,000 years ago and were found alongside Acheulian basalt handaxes and cleavers.
- Researchers reconstructed a landscape of forests, rivers, wetlands and abundant vegetation.
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