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Approximate age:145,000 years old=average of minimum (0.1 Ma) and maximum (0.19 Ma)
Date based on: K-Ar See map of sites with similar ages
Dating reference: McDougall, I., Brown, F. H., & Fleagle, J. G. (2005). Stratigraphic placement and age of modern humans from Kibish, Ethiopia. Nature, 433(7027), 733-736; Brown, F. H., & Fuller, C. R. (2008). Stratigraphy and tephra of the Kibish Formation, southwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Human Evolution.
Hominids: Homo sapiens Homo rhodesiensis
Archaeology:Middle Stone Age (MSA)/Mousterian
Important specimens: Omo 1, Omo 2, MSA
Notes: Kibish fauna pictures; Provenience problems on Omo I and Omo II
Location: Kibish Formation, Ethiopia
Map location/coordinates reference: Brown, F. H., & Fuller, C. R. (2008). Stratigraphy and tephra of the Kibish Formation, southwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Human Evolution.
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