Did all modern humans really originate in Northern Botswana?
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| Title | Botswana is humanity’s ancestral home, claims major study – well, actually… |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Conversation |
| Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 31/10/19 |
| Description | A recent paper in the prestigious journal Nature claims to show that modern humans originated about 200,000 years ago in the region around northern Botswana. For a scientist like myself who studies human origins, this is exciting news. If correct, this paper would suggest that we finally know where our species comes from. But there are actually several reasons why I and some of my colleagues are not entirely convinced. In fact, there’s good reason to believe that our species doesn’t even have a single origin. |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/botswana-is-humanitys-ancestral-home-claims-major-study-well-actually-126130 |
| Persons | Isabelle Winder |