Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa
Current fossil, genetic, and archeological data indicate that Homo sapiens originated in Africa in the late Middle Pleistocene. By the end of the Late Pleistocene, our species was distributed across every continent except Antarctica, setting the foundations for the subsequent demographic and cultura...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3052877 2023-08-27T04:04:37+02:00 Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa Groucutt, H. Petraglia, M. Bailey, G. Scerri, E. Parton, A. Clark-Balzan, L. Jennings, R. Lewis, L. Blinkhorn, J. Drake, N. Breeze, P. Inglis, R. Deves, M. Meredith-Williams, M. Boivin, N. Thomas, M. Scally, A. 2015 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-E4E5-9 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-E4E7-7 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/evan.21455 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-E4E5-9 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-E4E7-7 Evolutionary Anthropology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21455 2023-08-02T00:46:29Z Current fossil, genetic, and archeological data indicate that Homo sapiens originated in Africa in the late Middle Pleistocene. By the end of the Late Pleistocene, our species was distributed across every continent except Antarctica, setting the foundations for the subsequent demographic and cultural changes of the Holocene. The intervening processes remain intensely debated and a key theme in hominin evolutionary studies. We review archeological, fossil, environmental, and genetic data to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa. The emerging picture of the dispersal process suggests dynamic behavioral variability, complex interactions between populations, and an intricate genetic and cultural legacy. This evolutionary and historical complexity challenges simple narratives and suggests that hybrid models and the testing of explicit hypotheses are required to understand the expansion of Homo sapiens into Eurasia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews 24 4 149 164 |
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Current fossil, genetic, and archeological data indicate that Homo sapiens originated in Africa in the late Middle Pleistocene. By the end of the Late Pleistocene, our species was distributed across every continent except Antarctica, setting the foundations for the subsequent demographic and cultural changes of the Holocene. The intervening processes remain intensely debated and a key theme in hominin evolutionary studies. We review archeological, fossil, environmental, and genetic data to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa. The emerging picture of the dispersal process suggests dynamic behavioral variability, complex interactions between populations, and an intricate genetic and cultural legacy. This evolutionary and historical complexity challenges simple narratives and suggests that hybrid models and the testing of explicit hypotheses are required to understand the expansion of Homo sapiens into Eurasia. |
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Groucutt, H. Petraglia, M. Bailey, G. Scerri, E. Parton, A. Clark-Balzan, L. Jennings, R. Lewis, L. Blinkhorn, J. Drake, N. Breeze, P. Inglis, R. Deves, M. Meredith-Williams, M. Boivin, N. Thomas, M. Scally, A. |
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Groucutt, H. Petraglia, M. Bailey, G. Scerri, E. Parton, A. Clark-Balzan, L. Jennings, R. Lewis, L. Blinkhorn, J. Drake, N. Breeze, P. Inglis, R. Deves, M. Meredith-Williams, M. Boivin, N. Thomas, M. Scally, A. Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa |
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Groucutt, H. Petraglia, M. Bailey, G. Scerri, E. Parton, A. Clark-Balzan, L. Jennings, R. Lewis, L. Blinkhorn, J. Drake, N. Breeze, P. Inglis, R. Deves, M. Meredith-Williams, M. Boivin, N. Thomas, M. Scally, A. |
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Rethinking the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa |
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