Million-yr-old skull could change the timeline of human evolution

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thoughtand in Asia not Africa, a study published in journal Science said on Friday.

- Agence France Presse

The findings are based on a reconstruction ofa crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding “Muddle in the Middle” of human evolution, researchers said. But some experts cautioned the findings were likely to be disputed, and pointed to uncertainties in the timeline of hum