The study of organic degeneration, including sulfurization, is often used to determine how old a skeleton is chronologically, with [[scientists]] claiming the oldest are from eastern [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. Newer evidence shows that some techniques to estimate age that are used by scientists may occur much more quickly than initially thought, calling into question the veracity of those claims.<ref>https://phys.org/news/2018-08-faster-thoughtsulfurization-material.html</ref> | The study of organic degeneration, including sulfurization, is often used to determine how old a skeleton is chronologically, with [[scientists]] claiming the oldest are from eastern [[sub-Saharan Africa]]. Newer evidence shows that some techniques to estimate age that are used by scientists may occur much more quickly than initially thought, calling into question the veracity of those claims.<ref>https://phys.org/news/2018-08-faster-thoughtsulfurization-material.html</ref> |