Masol (paleontology)

Masol
	Shown within India
Location	Masol, Punjab, India
Coordinates	30°50′00″N 76°50′00″E
Site notes
Excavation dates	1960s-present

Masol is a paleontological and prehistoric site in the Himalayan foothills of northwestern India, in the state of Punjab, a few kilometers north of Chandigarh. It dates from the end of the Pliocene (around 2.7 million years ago up to 600 thousand years ago).[1] It represents the oldest paleontological record of Homo located outside of Africa.

References

"The Outstanding Universal Value of Human Evolution in Asia, Yves Coppens, 10-14.". Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Asia (PDF). UNESCO. 2014.

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[:5-1] "The Outstanding Universal Value of Human Evolution in Asia, Yves Coppens, 10-14.". Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Asia (PDF). UNESCO. 2014.