Article
Matrix correlation tests support a single origin for modern humans.
Nature - 31 Mar 1994
Waddle D M
Abstract excerpt
The debate over human origins has focused on two competing theories. The single African origin model holds that anatomically modern Homo sapiens evolved in Africa 100,000-200,000 years ago. Members of this population migrated out of Africa, replacing archaic human groups through Asia and Europe, with racial differentiation occurring within the past 100,000 years. The alternative regional continuity model proposes...
Topics
- Africa
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Fossils
- Genetic Variation
- Hominidae
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Racial Groups