ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Nuclear Dna, Native Americans In The United States, Liang Bua

• School: UTM
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT101H5
• Professor: Sherry Fukuzawa

Document Summary

Origin of modern h. sapiens hypothesis: single origin/complete replacement/out of africa (eve) hypothesis. Origin of modern humans in africa, with later replacement of all of other homo sapiens (including neandertals) Africa had the greatest level of mtdna diversity. Probably the home of the 1st modern h. sapiens. Nuclear dna: multiregional hypothesis - wolpoff. Several populations in africa, asian, & europe evolving together from 100k - 40k ya. Anatomically modern humans 1st evolved in africa, with later disappearances of other homo species due to hybridization and replacement. Due to morphological continuity and inability of genetics to entirely disprove interbreeding. Acknowledges likelihood of some fertile interbreeding between archaic and moderns. Probably followed a southern route all the way to the far east and australia. H. sapiens north to eurasia then west to europe proper. Americas - followed shortly after colonization of siberia. May have come by boats along the pacific coast.