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The evidence comes from a deep-sea sediment core taken off the coast of Portugal. This newly discovered cold snap happened about 1.15 million years ago, causing early humans to leave or die off. It perhaps extended throughout the Mediterranean to as far as southwestern Asia.

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[–] Diprount_Tomato 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn I thought it was all just -40°C till 10k BC