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Europe the birthplace of humanity, say scientists

Professor of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, George Theodorou
Professor of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, George Theodorou Source: Supplied

Everything we might know about the history of human evolution could be wrong, with scientists postulating that Africa may not be the birthplace of man.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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Everything we might know about the history of human evolution could be wrong, with scientists postulating that Africa may not be the birthplace of man.


Scientists have traced the first hominid species to Europe some 7.2 million years ago, thanks to the discovery of two apelike fossils with human-like teeth in Bulgaria and Greece.

More in this interview with Professor of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, George Theodorou, who talks to Stergos Kastelloriou


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