History20th century (excavation); site dates to ~13,000 years agoNile Valley, Sudanhigh confidence

The Jebel Sahaba skeletons were excavated in the 1960s by American archaeologist Fred Wendorf.

Notes on verification

Confirmed by Wikipedia, a peer-reviewed Scientific Reports paper, CNN, and Ancient Origins, all consistently attributing the 1960s excavation to Fred Wendorf. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]

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