Humans moved into African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago

New evidence from Ivory Coast suggests humans inhabited rainforests in West Africa at least 150,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. Stone tools and sediment analysis at the Bété I site reveal people adapted to dense, humid forest environments tens of thousands of years before similar discoveries in Southeast Asia. This finding supports the theory that Homo sapiens evolved across different African regions and habitats. The site was dated using two sediment dating methods before being destroyed by quarrying.