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Crania found in Yuxian, thought to be at most a million years old, are redated to 1.77 million years, throwing back the occupation of Asia by Homo erectus

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Three somewhat distorted skulls found in Yunxian, central China, thought to be 800,000 to a million years old, have been redated to 1.77 million years in age, profoundly changing our understanding of the expansion of early humanity in Eurasia.