The Homo-Sapiens: The Out Of Africa Theory

Most palaeontologist’s agree that hominids first evolved in Africa, but disagree where Homo-sapiens emerged and this caused the origin of the modern Humans to be a fervently debated topic in Palaeontology and Anthropology. There are two theories currently regarding the origin of the modern-day humans: 1) They emerged in one place which is Africa and then migrated elsewhere which is the “Out of Africa Theory” and 2) Is that Hominids spread out of Africa and evolved worldwide which is the “Multi-regional Theory”. We believe in the Out of Africa theory and ill prove why. The primary view is “The Out Of Africa Theory” which states that modern humans came from a primary ancestor in Africa, and “geographically includes the middle east” professor Johansson of Arizona State University and discoverer of ‘Lucy’ said. If …show more content…
This raised a major problem as to the proofs and belief in the “Out of Africa Theory”. Yet with the remains that they uncovered in nearby New Guinea, were however noticeably different from the remains in Australia. The understood theory with the 2 cases is that due to the colonial expansion happening in Africa, Homo-Sapiens bred with the Homo-Erectus in Australia thus resulting in palaeontologists discovering these fossils. Some believe that there was a second migration from Africa, both these theories nonetheless challenge the proof of “a single common origin of humans”. However with new DNA research that was undertaken by the Universities of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin the Out of Africa Theory is still the most logical and the remains of the aborigines in Australia for the reason that the remains in New Guinea originate from the same group of settlers and explorer’s. “The genetic features of both the populations are closely linked to that of the Homo-Sapiens that materialised from Africa”. (University of Cambridge