Ancient fossils in Morocco strengthen theory of human origin in Africa

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New fossils in Morocco dated to 773,000 years ago strongly support the theory that Homo sapiens originated in Africa. The discovery fills a significant gap in the fossil record, providing crucial evidence for the early divergence of African and Eurasian human lineages. These findings suggest that populations ancestral to modern humans were already differentiating in Africa much earlier than previously understood.


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