New Study Reveals Toba Supereruption's Role in Early Human Migration

Researchers find evidence of adaptive strategies and archery, suggesting how early humans may have survived and dispersed following the Toba supervolcano eruption.

• A recent study uncovers how early humans adapted to arid conditions post-Toba eruption, facilitating their migration out of Africa.
• Evidence of cooking, stone tools, and the oldest known archery artifacts indicate advanced survival strategies 74,000 years ago.
• Cryptotephra analysis enables precise dating of human occupancy at archaeological sites, linking events across continents.
• Humans likely migrated along 'blue highways' of seasonal rivers, adapting their diets and movements to the changing environment.
• The study challenges previous theories of migration via 'green corridors' during humid periods, offering new insights into human resilience.

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