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Every guide, in its time.
Read across eras and regions, then open a guide to see the sources behind its dates. A shared date is a question to investigate, not evidence of contact.
2 of 91 guides in Africa beyond the Nile
Not tied to one period 2
- Middle Pleistocene fossil context
Jebel Irhoud: fossils before a family tree.
Jebel Irhoud: fossils before a family tree.
Jebel Irhoud, Morocco · Africa beyond the Nile · Human origins & DNA
A fossil study provides one kind of evidence for human origins; ancestry models require additional evidence.
- Deep human population history; study 2023
Human origins: a model with gene flow.
Human origins: a model with gene flow.
Africa · Africa beyond the Nile · Human origins & DNA
A population-genetic model explores interconnected ancestral populations rather than one isolated founding group.
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Dates are ranges. Read them that way.
Each guide names its period, its place, and the records that support them.
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