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The number 780,000 years ago sounded familiar so, just on a whim, I did a google search on the term "780,000 years ago" and got 947 hits. I found this strange until I realized that scientists were dating archaeological findings based on the magnetic pole location. Just thought it might be interesting to somebody, and perhaps my explanation is too simplistic.

here are a few of the hits:

Searched the web for "780,000 years ago".

Results 1 - 10 of about 947.

Possible human ancestors lived in Spain 780,000 years ago

Scientists say Israeli site dates back 780,000 years

Homo antecessor
... The human fossils and lithic industry were found in association with fauna
at a level dated before 780,000 years ago, and the remains were found in ...

Natural History: Promised land: several million years ago tectonic ...
... according to African techniques and found at a site just north of Lake Tiberias,
suggest another round of emigration out of Africa about 780,000 years ago. ...

Grand Canyon: grand and young
... level within the last 400,000 years, and their colleague George Billingsley, at
USGS in Flagstaff, has found dikes that crossed the canyon 780,000 years ago. ...