A skull preserved almost perfectly for more than 140,000 years in northeastern China represents a new species of ancient people more closely related to us than even Neanderthals -- and could fundamentally alter our understanding of human evolution.

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A skull preserved almost perfectly for more than 140,000 years in northeastern China represents a new species of ancient people more closely related to us than even Neanderthals -- and could fundamentally alter our understanding of human evolution. (www.barrons.com)

New type of ancient human discovered in Israel.

https://archive.is/IKzNz

http://web.archive.org/web/20210625001405/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57586315

**New type of ancient human discovered in Israel.** https://archive.is/IKzNz http://web.archive.org/web/20210625001405/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57586315

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30 years

It was lower than it is now but if you lived past infancy you likely lived into your upper 60s to 70s. The number is mostly due to infant mortality.

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