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Stephen Beech

Study Shows Humans Migrated To Europe During Prehistoric Warm Spell

Chikoi River valley, Trans-Baikal region of Siberia, Russia. Humans first arrived in Europe during a warm spell around 50,000 years ago, according to a study of pollen. PHOTO BY TED GOEBEL/SWNS 

Humans first arrived in Europe during a “warm spell” around 50,000 years ago, according to a study of pollen.

Researchers compared Pleistocene period vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in the Russian province of Siberia to the oldest archaeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region.

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