University of Wollongong scientist leads study finding early humans survived Mount Toba supervolcano in Sumatra

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Updated March 13 2018 - 7:16am, first published 3:00am
University of Wollongong scientist, Professor Zenobia Jacobs
University of Wollongong scientist, Professor Zenobia Jacobs

At least one group of early humans managed to survive the Mount Toba supervolcano in Sumatra 74,000 years ago.

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Agron Latifi

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