During the last interglacial period, the Red Sea coast of Eritrea was occupied by early anatomically modern humans. It is believed that the area was on the route out of Africa that some scholars suggest was used by early humans to colonize the rest of the Old World. In 1999, the Eritrean Research Project Team composed of Eritrean, Canadian, American, Dutch and French scientists discovered a Paleolithic site with stone and obsidian tools dated to over 125,000 years old near the Bay of Zula south of Massawa, along the Red Sea littoral. The tools are believed to have been used by early humans to harvest marine resources like clams and oysters. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who occupied the Red Sea coast during the last interglacial period? ANS1 early anatomically modern humans QSN2 How old were the obsidian tools that were discovered by the Eritrean Research Project Team? ANS2 over 125,000 years old QSN3 Where did the Research Project Team find the obsidian tools? ANS3 near the Bay of Zula QSN4 What Team was composed of Eritrean, Canadian, American, Dutch and French scientists? ANS4 Eritrean Research Project Team QSN5 What were the tools believed to have been used for by early humans? ANS5 to harvest marine resources like clams and oysters