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The Human Race Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago
Sunday, April 27, 2008 15:00 2 Comments
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70,000 years ago humans came close to extinction as a result of climate change (drought) as scientists speculate. This was revealed from a genetic survey which showed that we were down to just 2,000 people.
Paleontology Professor Meave Leakey from Stony Brook University said:
Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes [...]