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Hominins got to Sulawesi 1 million years ago with no boat

By Invited Researcher · Mapping Ignorance · August 2025

Hominins got to Sulawesi 1 million years ago with no boat

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"Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Early hominins had no boats."

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