Oldest Human Hair Discovered In Fossilized Poop

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @06:54PM from the near-the-top-of-the-food-chain dept.

goran72 writes "A new study has suggested that strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave could be the oldest-known human hairs. According to a report in National Geographic News, researchers discovered the rock-hard hyena dung near the Sterkfontein caves, where many early human ancestor fossils have been found."

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Could be? (Score:1, Insightful)

by dov_0 ( 1438253 ) writes: on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @06:59PM (#26820429)

If it's rock hard, no DNA etc. Isn't this just speculation? Unfortunately speculation that the masses will take as 'fact' simply because a 'scientist' said it.

Was it... (Score:1, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @10:27PM (#26822449)

curly? Cough! Cough!

Re:Humans (Score:3, Insightful)

by NewbieProgrammerMan ( 558327 ) writes: on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @11:02PM (#26822731)

I wonder if it tastes like the other, other, OTHER white meat? [thottbot.com]

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