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      Modern human origins: progress and prospects.

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          The question of the mode of origin of modern humans (Homo sapiens) has dominated palaeoanthropological debate over the last decade. This review discusses the main models proposed to explain modern human origins, and examines relevant fossil evidence from Eurasia, Africa and Australasia. Archaeological and genetic data are also discussed, as well as problems with the concept of 'modernity' itself. It is concluded that a recent African origin can be supported for H. sapiens, morphologically, behaviourally and genetically, but that more evidence will be needed, both from Africa and elsewhere, before an absolute African origin for our species and its behavioural characteristics can be established and explained.

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          Journal
          Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
          Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
          The Royal Society
          0962-8436
          0962-8436
          Apr 29 2002
          : 357
          : 1420
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK. c.stringer@nhm.ac.uk
          Article
          10.1098/rstb.2001.1057
          1692961
          12028792
          d379df79-c99b-4e59-a2ae-4935c6d62c59
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