Geneticists have previously made estimates of the human-chimp lineage split, chiefly by drawing up a primate family tree, based on the number of DNA differences in a small section of the genome, and then anchoring the tree to some well-attested date in the fossil record, like the split between orangutans and the other primates.
The presence of Samaritans in the city is attested to in literary and epigraphic evidence dating to the 4th century CE.
Similarly, there is evidence for jury pay for the 460s (or less probably for the 450s), which makes it plausible to date Council pay, attested by 411, to the mid-century period also.
However, there is, so far, no evidence of the use of animal fats as an adhesive in Pharaonic Egypt and the use of oils has, to date, only been attested in a few instances, such as on the pigmented inlays from Nefermaat's tomb chapel from the 4th Dynasty [14].
The presence of the Etruscan people in Etruria is attested by their own inscriptions, dated about 700 bce; it is widely believed, however, that the Etruscans were present in Italy before this time and that the prehistoric Iron Age culture called "Villanovan" (9th 8th century bce) is actually an early phase of Etruscan civilization.
Neandertal occupation of Eemian environments in Europe is well attested by several archaeological sites dating to this interglacial period.
The foundation date of the Castle of Zena are still unknown, though the first document attesting its presence dates back to 1216.
Greek settlement is first clearly attested by the presence of pottery dating from about 1000 bce.
Khotanese, from the kingdom of Khotan, is richly attested by Buddhist and other texts dating from the 7th to the 10th century.
