Did Our Species Evolve in Subdivided Populations across Africa, and Why Does It Matter?
Eleanor ML Scerri,
Mark G Thomas,
Andrea Manica,
Philipp Gunz,
Jay T Stock,
Chris Stringer,
Matt Grove,
Huw S Groucutt,
Axel Timmermann,
G Philip Rightmire,
Francesco d'Errico,
Christian A Tryon,
Nick A Drake,
Alison S Brooks,
Robin W Dennell,
Richard Durbin,
Brenna M Henn,
Julia Lee-Thorp,
Peter deMenocal,
Michael D Petraglia,
Jessica C Thompson,
Aylwyn Scally,
Lounès Chikhi
Nov 21, 2018
We challenge the view that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved within a single population and/or region of Africa. The chronology and physical diversity of Pleistocene human fossils suggest that morphologically varied populations...