Is Africa the birthplace of modern humans?

Answer 1

no one actually knows. Anthropologists have been arguing over this since the 1980's. They have come up with three theories.

The Multiregional model says that different populations of Homo Sapiens(modern humans) evolved from different populations of Homo Erectus (form before us) In other words it basically says that the two moved freely among each other all over.

The Replacement model (sometimes called the Out of Africa model) this model says the Homo Sapiens evolved from an earlier Homo form in Africa about 125,000 yrs ago. About 125,000 to 35,000 yrs ago this new species spread out of Africa to inhabit virtually all the world. When Homo Sapiens ran into Neandertals or other archaic forms of Homo sapiens, the outcompeted them but did not mate with them. The result was us modern people.

The last theory is called the Hybridization Model profides a middle ground between the other two. It claims that Homo sapiens sapiens spreading out of Africa did mate with earlier archaic Homo.

I of course like the replacement model because Homo Erectus earliest fossils came from Kenya(Africa) Homo Habilis (before Homo Erectus) came from Africa. and Australopithecus (dubbed Lucy and the new 3yr old child found (named dikitka)in Ethiopia) were also found in Africa. So i think that we did evolve in Africa and move out all over.

Answer 2

Yes, genetically modern humans evolved in Africa and spread into Asia and Europe from there. This is the most popular theory being taught and also most fossil evidence supports this. See National Geographic, they have tons of info. Read about Mitochondrial Eve.

Answer 3

Homo sapien sapien originated some 200,000 years in the past in North Africa. East Africa seems to the the inspiration for plenty of something of the species in our lineage. The interior reach theory has hominids residing throughout the time of the international combining to offer Homo spaien spaien. precise now the "Out of Africa" with an foundation there carry sway.

Answer 4

The first hominid (early human) fossils were discovered in East Africa. Hominids lived millions of years ago, and through the evolutionary process, other early human species branched out to other parts of the world.

Answer 5

Yes. The " out of Africa " theory has been upheld genetically. The muti-birthplace theory is refuted. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. " Reality is that which exists outside of our beliefs ". This means the truth is true, regardless of anyone's belief. The evidence shows this is so.

Answer 6

Yes, africa, especialy east africa is known as the cradle of human civilisation because it was in Africa that the first human beings appeared and from there spread elsewhere.

Answer 7

yes. If you go to the national geographic website, they are running a project where people can submit a swab of their dna from their cheek and see the path their genes traveled for the last 10,000 or so years. It is called the genographic project. It explains that humans originated in Africa.

Answer 8

Yes. It is were they are finding the oldest and or earliest fossils of man. From there, people went to the middle east, than modern Europe, built boats to colonize the British isles, took the land bridge into the Americas, etc.

Answer 9

That is the generally accepted theory, yes. Early humans first developed from ape-like creatures in Africa. Some of these early humans then moved north, once they had discovered fire

Answer 10

In terms of genetics and anatomical composition, yes. However, I attribute a cognitive aspect to being human that may or may not have developed in Africa.