The very ancient mariners: Early human ancestors were more advanced than first thought and sailed the high seas

The very ancient mariners: Early human ancestors were more advanced than first thought and sailed the high seas | Mail Online: Early man is normally portrayed as a grunting cave-dweller of little intelligence and limited horizons.

But new research suggests that our ancestors may have been smarter than we give them credit for.

Archeologists now believe that man was crossing the Mediterranean Sea from northern Africa at least 130,000 years ago - more than 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.