Where is the birth place of man?

Question

and is there any good articles i can read to better inform me

Answer 1

It really depends on what you consider "man". If you're looking for the birthplace of our oldest primate ancestor, then based on current fossil evidence, our "birthplace" would be in Chad (cf. Sahelanthropus tchadensis). The birthplace of anatomically modern man, as Dr. Clarke stated above, is in Africa. However, there is a point of contention as to where and how modern man came about. The two competing hypotheses are the "Out of Africa" Hypothesis and the Multiregional Hypothesis. Below are some links that describe both theories.

Answer 2

General consensus is that in fact man was first found in Africa. Some have said that it was a little further up in the middle east, but that's generally a religion tainted answer.

Modern researchers have even given us some clue as to an exact location and most believe that it would be in Northen Kenya in the grassy lands. This place has a warm enough climate to sustain life and the ecosystem isn't all that harsh, so you cold basically live off the land. From there, the species migrated and went through a series of evolutions and got to be where it is now.

Answer 3

Africa. Ask for Lucy.
The consensus among biologists and paleoanthropologists is that mankind evolved through natural processes, and when journalists and popularizers currently use the term "Cradle of Humanity", it refers to Great Rift Valley sites in East Africa, where the oldest hominid fossils were found in 1974. The earliest hominids evolved from apes about 5 million years ago, but modern humans (homo sapien sapiens) didn't emerge until 150,000-200,000 years ago, in eastern Africa.
In 1974 Donald Johanson found the famous "Lucy", the most complete skeleton of an australopithecine. Together with Timothy White, anthropologist Timothy White, Johanson named the specimen Australopithecus afarensis, which resulted in heavy objections from their peers. By the end of 1980, the heated dispute seems to have been settled and Australopithecus afarensis was widely accepted as a new human ancestor.
Dated at almost four million years old, A. afarensis became the oldest hominid fossil on record, granting Ethiopia the position as the new "cradle of humanity".

Answer 4

It depends on what system you are working from. From a Creationist point of view, the Judeo-Christian bible says that the birthplace of man was the Garden of Paradise. Biblical archaeology suggests that this was between the Tigris and Euphrates river in what is today, Iraq. I don't know the quality of this article, but you can read something about it here: http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2000/PSCF3-00Hill.html. Check out the references for more books and articles.

From an evolutionary perspective, secular archaeology and studies in genetics seem to point to east Africa as the birthplace of man. From this point of you, you might want to check out http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic.

Good luck!

Answer 5

The transition from ape to ape-man occurred in africa, first in west africa, and later in tanzania. The transition to homo erectus most likely occurred in the central asian plain. The evolution of the first humans with homo sapien brains originated in ethiopia, and they spread throughout the world from their, hydridizing with the indigenous species until all of the hybrids that did not possess the new high-intelligence genes, and all of the pure-blood primitive humans, died out.

When the first homo sapiens were on their world-wide journey, some time when they were in the middle east at about 35,000 BCE, they gained a mutation in the microcephalin gene, which made them even more intelligent. That gene spread throughout much of the modern world. At around 5,000 BCE, some humans in or near the middle east gained an additional mutation, in the gene ASPM, which combined with the earlier microcephalin mutation and made them even more intelligent, thus causing the birth of civilization.

Answer 6

5.8–5.2 million
Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba 1997–1998 in Alayla, Ethiopia May be oldest-known human ancestor. About the size of modern chimpanzees, or 4 ft tall standing. May have walked upright

Answer 7

It is generally accepted among scientists that Africa was the cradle of mankind.
Unless new paleontological evidence proves otherwise, Africa will be able to claim that title, because the oldest human/humanoid fossils found up until today were found in that continent.

Answer 8

Civilization began at the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Africa

Answer 9

It has long been said that Eden/ the cradle of civilization was nestled between the Tigris, and Euphrates rivers.

Answer 10

No-one knows. The popular idea of Eve being found in Africa does carry much credence with serious scientists.