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Fossils hint hominids migrated through a ‘green’ Arabia 300,000 years ago

Ancient animal bones and stone tools are a rare find from the now-harsh environment

ancient antelope jaw and teeth

GREEN ARABIA  Excavations at a Saudi Arabian site uncovered ancient stone tools and animal fossils, including an antelope’s jaw and teeth (shown).

Paleodeserts Project, Ian R. Cartwright

By Bruce Bower

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