European hunter-gatherers crossed the sea to reach Malta at least 8,500 years ago. This was far earlier than experts thought people could make long ocean journeys.
Why it mattersThe finding rewrites what we know about how far ancient people could travel. It shows they were more mobile and capable than we thought. They shaped the world far earlier than we imagined.
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