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Approximate age:74,000 years old=average of minimum (0.0739 Ma) and maximum (0.0741 Ma)
Date based on: Youngest Toba Tuff (YTT) well dated at 74 ka See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: Petraglia, M., Korisettar, R., Boivin, N., Clarkson, C., Ditchfield, P., Jones, S., et al. (2007). Middle Paleolithic assemblages from the Indian subcontinent before and after the Toba super-eruption. science, 317(5834), 114.
Hominids:
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age
Important specimens:
Notes: Often cited as evidence for homo sapiens before Toba, in other words, a first wave out of Africa.
Location: Jwalapuram Locality 3, volcanic ash quarry, Jwalapuram village area, south of Jurreru River, Jurreru Valley, , India
Map location/coordinates reference: Haslam, M., Clarkson, C., Petraglia, M., Korisettar, R., Jones, S., Shipton, C., et al. The 74 ka Toba super-eruption and southern Indian hominins: archaeology, lithic technology and environments at Jwalapuram Locality 3. Journal of Archaeological Science.
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