It's becoming more and more clear that humans didn't originate in a single population in one region of Africa... If we really want to understand human evolution, we need to look at all of the African continent.
Most researchers agree that early modern humans emerged in Africa between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago. About 60,000 years ago, they spread to other parts of the world. Until recently, though, most experts thought these humans populated West and Central Africa, especially the tropical forests there, only within the past 20,000 or so years.
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