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Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find

Archaeologists found thousands of artefacts showing signs of human life 44,000 years ago in a deep cave on the island of Timor [File: Michael Runkel/Getty Images]

Stone artefacts and animal bones found in a deep cave in northern East Timor offer new insights into where ancient humans lived more than 35,000 years before Egyptians built the first pyramids.

Archaeologists from Australian and United Kingdom universities say thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones found in a cave, known as the Laili rock shelter, in the northern parts of East Timor, indicate ancient humans lived there some 44,000 years ago.

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