The first theory, known as the 'Out of Africa' model, is that Homo sapiens developed first in Africa and then spread around the world between 100 and 200,000 years ago, superseding all other ...
Our species emerged in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with a migration out of the continent 60,000 to 70,000 years ago heralding the start of the global spread of Homo sapiens. But where did ...
but they differ in explaining the origin of modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens). The first hypothesis proposes that a second migration out of Africa happened about 100,000 years ago, in which ...
Homo erectus outlived and outadapted other hominins by mastering life in extreme environments of Eastern Africa, a new study ...
To reconstruct the environmental conditions during the time of Homo erectus, the research team used advanced modeling ...
Somehow, H. erectus was able to adjust to this new landscape. The early humans visited water holes that popped up after it ...
“A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago.” PNAS 105:16444–16447. Ray, N., and J. Adams. 2001. “A GIS-based vegetation ...
Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens ... formed from Africa, typical modern human characteristics instead built up over time. They also suggest that there may have been at ...