#Paleontology, Archeology
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Hi. I'm relatively new to CompuServe and just getting into forums. I'm a
retired meteorologist with a current interest in archeology as it pertains to
the exodis of evolving Man (humans) from Africa to the rest of the world.
Did they go first to the mid-east and thence east to Asia and northwest into
Europe?
I think most anthropologists see the Nile River Valley as the escape route
although I'm not aware of any Homo erectus or sapiens fossils uncovered along
the Nile River. Maybe the annual floods destroyed them.
I'd be interested in any thoughts (and sources) on the subject.
Hi, James–
There is still some debate as to whether _modern_ man originated in Africa
(clearly the earlier ancestors are there); the Scientific American issue of
April 1992 had articles about both the recent African genesis theory and the
multiregional evolution theory.
The mitochondrial DNA evidence suggesting a recent origin in Africa alone also
suggests the Middle East was the next stepping stone, from where modern man
spread into the rest of the old world.
–Doug
Hi James,
There is at least one discussion in progress over in the Dinosaur forum
(GO:DINOFO) on human origins. You might try over there too.
Jim
Thanks, Jim
Jim