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>That could mean primitive human relatives left Africa and made it all the way to South-East Asia, something not previously thought possible. Happy to dig up t
by blancheneige 8y ago
>That could mean primitive human relatives left Africa and made it all the way to South-East Asia, something not previously thought possible.
Happy to dig up the source when I get home, but I remember specifically reading a paper not so long ago about a possible alternative to that hypothesis, namely that our current species might have originated out of Asia, not Africa. In which case it might not be so difficult to reconcile these outcomes.
- toasterlovin 8y agoOur species definitely originated in Africa. All the genetics point to this being the case (there is much greater genetic diversity in African populations vs. anywhere else in the world). The question is whether additional significant evolution (and even back flow into Africa) happened after we left Africa. And I think the answer to that question is, yes, it did (as evidenced by the significant admixture with Neanderthals and Denisovans). If you're interested, there's a great episode of The Insight podcast with Milford Wolpoff that discusses a lot of this: https://insitome.libsyn.com/multiregionalism-is-deadlong-live-multiregionalism https://insitome.libsyn.com/multiregionalism-is-deadlong-liv...
- ColanR 8y agoI'd be really interested to read that source, if you were to dig it up. It's nice to explore hard-science based alternatives to prevailing theories.