150,000-Year-Old Evidence of Humans in African Rainforests Rewrites History

A groundbreaking study published in Nature pushes back the timeline of human habitation in African rainforests to an astonishing 150,000 years ago. Researchers used luminescence and electron spin resonance dating techniques on sediments containing Middle Stone Age tools found in Côte d'Ivoire. This discovery predates previous evidence by 80,000 years, challenging the long-held belief that rainforests acted as barriers to human expansion. The findings support the theory of human evolution across diverse habitats and provide a new understanding of early human adaptation and migration.