This is stated in an article published in the Journal of Human Evolution and headed by members of the IPHES-CERCA and the URV
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The presence of macaques in northern Africa dates back to the upper Miocene, about 6-7 million years ago. Shortly thereafter (about 5,5 million years ago), first representatives are found in Europe (Spain and Italy), which migrated on during the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Now, an article published in Journal of Human Evolution and led by research staff from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), the Universitat Rovira i Virgili
This is revealed by a new site, yielding the oldest stone tools documented to date in the Oldupai Gorge
By applying forensic criteria, it has been possible to reconstruct how the trauma that ended the life of the deceased occurred
First author is Marina Lozano (IPHES-URV), who has published a paper about this research in the Journal of Archaeological Science
Since 2006, fifteen promotions of master students have been graduated and more than 200 research works have been completed