Did a Mega Ice Age Wipe Out Europe's First Humans? Truth Revealed!
Around 1.1 million years ago, a dramatic shift in the climate of southern Europe occurred.
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This extreme cooling event, as researchers from UCL and other institutions have found, likely caused the extinction of these early inhabitants.
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The oldest known human remains in Europe, discovered in Iberia, indicate that early humans had migrated from southwest Asia approximately 1.4 million years ago.
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Professor Chronis Tzedakis of UCL Geography remarked, 'Our discovery of an extreme glacial cooling event around 1.1 million years ago challenges the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe.'
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Their findings were startling: ocean surface temperatures near Lisbon had dropped below 6°C, and semi-deserts began to spread across the neighboring land.
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Dr. Vasiliki Margari of UCL Geography expressed her surprise, stating, 'This cooling at 1.1 million years ago was comparable to some of the most severe events of recent ice ages.'
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Professor Nick Ashton of the British Museum emphasized the gravity of the situation, noting that early humans might not have had the necessary adaptations.
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Their findings were grim: the Mediterranean climate became too hostile for archaic humans.
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He proposes that around 900,000 years ago, Europe might have been recolonized by a more resilient breed of humans.
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