The metatarsal of the Callao Man, reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago is the oldest human remnant found in the archipelago to date.[36] This distinction previously belonged to the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to around 26,500 years ago.[39] Negritos were also among the archipelago's earliest inhabitants, but their first settlement in the Philippines has not been reliably dated