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Eritrea, Italy's mission discovered human footprints of 800,000 years
Published 15 / jun / 2016 12:12
The Alfredo Cup anthropologist explains the importance of the finds
Rome, (askanews) - Footprints of Homo erectus almost one million years ago, perhaps the only certainly attributable to this our remote ancestor. The Eritrean-Italian mission led by Professor Alfredo Cup at La Sapienza University of Rome has recently returned from the Danakil desert with this 'booty'.
In the study, explains to Askanews Cup "in December we discovered fossil traces of human feet. These are footprints that date back to 800,000 years ago, Late findings then homo erectus. Whether it's footprints is particularly interesting. Those who we discovered may be the only safe footprints of homo erectus. Similar findings in other places were carried out in habitats where in addition to homo erectus coexisted other hominids. in Danakil, at the time, he lived exclusively instead erectus "homo.
Cup also dwells on the peculiarities of the specimen type. Unlike other remains - bones, skulls, teeth - the footprint on the ground allow, explains, to better understand "how this our first parent, as of motion, speed, weight." Another decisive aspect of the Eritrean-Italian expedition Dankail collaboration with the government in Asmara. "The Eritrean government supports us mainly on logistics operators; in this there is a great help. We work in the desert, one of the places undoubtedly the hottest in the world. We are far from population centers, there is no water, and the 'government help is crucial. "
In conclusion Cup explains that archaeological and anthropological mission was only possible thanks to the funds of Wisdom and especially thanks to the contribution of Italian companies operating in the country in the Horn of Africa.
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15 GIUGNO 2016
Eritrea, missione Italia scopre impronte umane di 800.000 anni
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