Shocking Near-Extinction of 1,280 Humans That Shaped Our Survival

A groundbreaking new study has revealed that apparently 930,000 years ago, our ancestors were down to an astonishingly small 1,280 breeding individuals. This population bottleneck lasted for a staggering 117,000 years putting our very survival in jeopardy. Researchers think that this event could explain the mysterious gap in the fossil record during the African-Eurasian period.

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