caverns in the Levantine land-bridge region, the vital inroad for migration to Eurasia. Parts of the fossils are the earliest to have been classified by Leakey as Homo sapiens. In 2004, the geological layers around the fossils were dated, with the age of the "Kibish hominids" estimated at [thousand years ago]. For some time, these were the oldest known fossils classified as H. sapiens (the Florisbad Skull is older, but its classification as H. sapiens was then disputed). With the dating of the Jebel Irhoud 1–5 to before 250 ka (315 ± 34 ka, and ) in 2017, as well as the classification of the Florisbad Skull as H. sapiens, this is no longer the case. In 2022, a study by Vidal et al. found an earlier age for the Omo fossils than previously reported, revising the date assigned to them as, a minimum date of approximately 233,000 years old. See also List of fossil sites (with link directory) List of human fossils Recent African origin of modern humans Notes References External links Picture of the skulls Analysis of the Huerto remains Archaeological sites in Ethiopia Recent African origin of modern humans Prehistoric Ethiopia Homo sapiens fossils Archaeological discoveries in Ethiopia Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Archaeology of Eastern Africa