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flag Turkish researchers found 100+ stone tools at coastal sites, suggesting early humans crossed into Europe via a submerged Ice Age land bridge.

flag Researchers in Turkey have found over 100 stone tools at 10 coastal sites in Ayvalık, suggesting early humans may have crossed into Europe via a now-submerged land bridge during the Ice Age when sea levels were lower. flag The artifacts, including handaxes and Levallois flake tools, indicate human presence in the northeastern Aegean region during the Pleistocene, offering an alternative migration route beyond the Balkans and Levant. flag The findings, published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, point to Ayvalık as a key area for studying early human dispersal, though further dating and environmental reconstructions are needed to confirm the land bridge theory.

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