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Artifacts in Island Cave Push Back Arrival of Humans in the Pacific

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Archaeologists in West Papua found tree resin from Mololo Cave on Waigeo Island , part of the Raja Ampat archipelago.

Radiocarbon dating indicates that humans were in the cave as early as 55,000 years ago .

The resin was made by humans who cut bark from a tree and then snapped it into shape.

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