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Stone hand axes unearthed on the Mediterranean island of Crete indicate that an ancient Homo species \u2014 perhaps Homo erectus \u2014 had used rafts or other seagoing vessels to cross from northern Africa to Europe via at least some of the larger islands in between, says archaeologist Thomas Strasser of Providence College in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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