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I’ve never understood that number. I’ve read that modern humans have been around for 200k years, but I’m supposed to believe that for 3/4 of that time they stay
by irrational 6y ago
I’ve never understood that number. I’ve read that modern humans have been around for 200k years, but I’m supposed to believe that for 3/4 of that time they stayed in Africa? BS. Maybe proof hasn’t been found, yet. But we know from our own experience that modern humans love to explore. I don’t believe that love of travel and adventure and exploration is cultural. Our modern ancestors would’ve been exploring out of Africa long before 50kya.
- Zaak 6y agoThere's an important distinction between anatomically modern humans and behaviorally modern humans. Behaviorally modern humans were the ones that were able to migrate all over the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_modernity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_modernity
- sradman 6y agoAFAIK, the best (first?) popular science book that tackles this question is Before the Dawn [1] by Nicholas Wade. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_(book)
- vanattab 6y agoI think Neanderthals traveled out earlier so at least to some degree humans may have had to fight their way out with and ice age assist?