New theory on African exit

January 30th, 2013 by Alex Peel in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Modern humans left Africa twice as early as previously thought, spreading in a number of climate-driven waves, new research suggests.

The paper, published in Quaternary International, pours fresh doubt on the previously-held consensus that humans spread from Africa in a single cohort.

'The consensus view has been that modern humans left Africa around 60,000 years ago by a coastal route, skirting around some very arid places, and spread to Australia very quickly,' explains Professor Michael Petraglia of the University of Oxford, one of the study's authors.

'We think that's wrong. We think people left Africa multiple times, probably a long time before, and we think it was terrestrial rather than coastal.'

Previous attempts to put aBeing born into and raised in a cult meant that my childhood was always going to be different to what most children would experience. So after the little introduction to the cult I gave last week, I wanted to continue by sharing with you a glimpse at my childhood growing up in it.

In case you missed Part One – I Was Raised In A Cult – Part One: An Introduction

One of my earliest memories as a kid was at school. The cult was vehemently opposed to celebrating Christmas and I can remember being at school and being pulled out of all of the Christmas plays and any Christmas related activities by my parents. While all the other kids were out having fun enjoying Christmas, I had to sit