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The emergence of modern humans.

Scientific American - 1 Dec 1990

Stringer C B

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The theory that all humans are descended from a recent African ancestor was promoted by geneticists who study living populations. The fossil record provides independent support for this model.

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PMID: 2270463
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican1290-98

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