03.26.09

An ‘out of africa’ article

Posted in Descent of Man Revisited, Evolution at 6:35 pm by nemo

I have been looking over recent articles on the ‘out of africa’ research: here’s one, a reasonable summary (and update) of what you can find in Spnecer Wells’ Journey of Man. Because of the prolonged debate (with multiregionalists), and confusion over when man first arrived in Australia, the basic new picture hasn’t yet sunk in: it is only a matter of years that the new paradigm has been vindicated. So it is important for general students to become familiar with this revolution in our understanding of human evolution.
New Research Confirms ‘Out Of Africa’ Theory Of Human Evolution
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2007) — Researchers have produced new DNA evidence that almost certainly confirms the theory that all modern humans have a common ancestry. The genetic survey, produced by a collaborative team led by scholars at Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities, shows that Australia’s aboriginal population sprang from the same tiny group of colonists, along with their New Guinean neighbours.

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