Human Origins: Out of Africa Theory Debunked?
7.2 Million Year Old Pre-Human Fossil Suggests Mankind Arose in Europe and Not in Africa
The out of Africa theory has been the dominant theory for decades, suggesting that every living human being is descended from a small group in Africa who then dispersed into the wider world. However, a new analysis of two 7.2 million year old fossils belonging to a hominin species nicknamed El Graeco from Mediterranean Europe suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa.
Controversial Subject
- The subject of where mankind originated is controversial.
- New analysis of two 7.2 million year old fossils belonging to a hominin species nicknamed El Graeco from Mediterranean Europe suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa.
- This new study could completely rewrite and reshape human history.
Out of Africa Theory
- The out of Africa hypothesis has remained the dominant theory for decades.
- The theory suggests that every living human being is descended from a small group in Africa who then dispersed into the wider world displacing earlier forms such as Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Discovery Ignored
- An ancient toothy lower jaw was discovered back in 1944 in Greece but was ignored by most anthropologists due to catastrophic casualties during World War II.
Oldest Known Pre-Human
- Gracopithecus frebergy, an ape-like creature known as El Graeco, is now believed to be the oldest known pre-human dating back as far as 7.2 million years.
- With the help of microcomputed tomography and 3D reconstructions of fossilized teeth, researchers discovered distinctive features of contemporary humans and their early ancestors.
Evolutionary Features
- El Graeco's features were evolving into more modern-like human forms.
- Researchers noticed that El Graeco's roots were converging and partially fused, a feature characteristic of modern humans, early humans, and several pre-humans including Artipithecus and Australopithecus.
Human History Rewrite
- If Gracopithecus is indeed a human, it would be the oldest human ancestor known and the first to be identified outside of Africa.
- The birthplace of modern human beings may have been in the eastern Mediterranean rather than Africa.
- Human history as we know it would drastically change if more evidence confirms such theories in the future.
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