Are We Homo Erectus?

A discussion of the “Multi-Regional Hypothesis” and the “Out-of-Africa” hypothesis for the origins of Homo sapiens”.

Above are drawings of the major geographic variants of Homo sapiens found today:
clockwise from top left: European, Australasian, Asiatic and African.

INTRODUCTION
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MULTI-REGIONAL HYPOTHESIS
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OUT-OF-AFRICA HYPOTHESIS
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ANALYSIS OF HYPOTHESES
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EVIDENCE FROM MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
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DISPUTED EVIDENCE
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AUSTRALIAN CONTROVERSY
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BEHAVIOURAL EVIDENCE
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CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES
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