在以色列發現古代頭蓋骨

Scientists have found part of an ancient skull in a cave in Israel that they say is the first physical evidence of human migration from Africa to Europe.

科學家們在以色列的一個洞穴中發現了一個殘缺的古代頭蓋骨。他們認爲這是證明人類從非洲向歐洲遷徙理論的第一個實物證據。

Writing in the journal Nature, experts say the partial skull is about 55,000 years old - dating back to the time when anthropologists believe the migration passed through the Middle East.

專家們在《自然》雜誌發表文章說，這個殘缺的頭蓋骨大約來自5萬5千年前。人類學家認爲人類穿越中東的遷徙發生在那個時候。

The skull looks like others found in Europe and resembles the bones of what experts call "modern man," bearing out theories that modern men and their ancestors, Neanderthals, existed at the same time and possibly interbred.

這個頭蓋骨類似在歐洲發現的其他頭蓋骨，看上去像是專家所說的“現代人”。這證明了一種理論，即現代人與尼安德特人存在於同一時期，並可能相互交配。