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. 2017 Aug 30;7:10074. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10178-4

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The first “Out of Africa” migrations toward Eurasia and Europe. Geographical distribution of Pleistocene sites with Oldowayen culture in the circum-Mediterranean, Western Europe region discussed in the main text. Symbols with yellow borders are the sites where multiple dating methods, including radiometric techniques, were applied. Symbols with white borders are the sites dated using biostratigraphy and/or palaeomagnetism without radiometric dating. Dark red triangles correspond to ages ranging from 2.0–1.2 Ma for sites of (1) Dmamisi^{5, 6}, (2) Muhkai II⁴¹, (3) Kermek⁴², (4) Rodniki⁴², (5) Bogatyri⁴², (6) Kozarnika⁴³, (7) Pirro Nord⁴⁴, and (8) Orce^{7, 8}; red diamonds to 1.2–1.1 Ma at (9) Sima del Elefante⁹, (10) Bois-de-Riquet¹⁰, (11) and Vallonnet (this study); and pink circles to ages around 1.1–0.9 Ma at (12) Lunery¹³, (13) Untermassfeld¹⁴, (14) Monte Poggiolo¹⁵, (15) Vallparadis¹⁶ and (16) Happisburgh¹⁷. This map was created with software Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) Graphics v. 5.1.1.