Over the last two decades, anthropologists have been decoding the history of our species through clues etched in our DNA. By taking DNA samples of people all across the world and comparing the differences and similarities in our genetic code, they have been able to trace our origins and the patterns of migration and settlement that led us to where we are today. One of …
Decoding the Stories of Our Ancestors pt. 2
In my previous post, I discussed the evidence and arguments that led to the widespread acceptance of the “Recent Out-of-Africa” theory of human origins. Anthropologists in the 19th and 20th centuries defined the scope of the questions about our ancestry – Where did we originate? How long have we existed as a species? – and began to answer them using fossil evidence. However, …