UCF Researcher Co-Authors Studies Reshaping Understanding of Human Origins By applying advanced analytical techniques to ancient fossils from Africa, UCF Assistant Professor Sarah Freidline is helping uncover new evidence about early human evolution in Africa.
Human Migration Timeline Redrawn by Fresh Fossil Analysis Bone fragments examined by UCF anthropologist Sarah Freidline suggest migrants traveled through Southeast Asia between 86,000 to 68,000 years ago, pushing back the arrival by at least 20,000 years earlier than previously believed.