Homo sapiens arrived earlier in Europe than previously known

(University of Vienna) Members of our species (Homo sapiens) arrived in Europe several millennia earlier than previously thought. At this conclusion a team of researchers arrived after re-analyses of two ancient deciduous teeth. These teeth were discovered 1964 in the "Grotta del Cavallo," a prehistoric cave in Italy. Since their discovery they have been attributed to Neanderthals, but this new study suggests they belong to anatomically modern humans. The research work was published in Nature.