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[Venom]

Associated with the bedding remains were fireplaces and ash dumps, the number of which increased significantly after about 58,000 years ago. This, according to the researchers, suggests that the population increased dramatically after this point in time, possibly corresponding to the time period when early modern humans began expanding out of Africa into Eurasia. 

The detailed report of the research can be found in the December 9, 2011 issue of Science, published by the AAAS, the nonprofit science society.