Eldorado Posted October 19, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2021 What exactly pushed—or pulled—H. erectus out of Africa is a matter of fierce debate. Was it some innate adaptability, such as social learning, curiosity, a taste for meat, or technological acuity? Did the expansion of grasslands or rapid changes in climate send them on their journey? Or was it some combination of these factors? At stake are deep questions of resilience and innovation. As the paleoanthropologist Miriam Belmaker, of the University of Tulsa, in Oklahoma, says, we need “to change the question from the ‘where, what, and when’ of the dispersal, to why was it successful.” https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/mystery-why-our-ancestors-left-africa/620426/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted October 19, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Eldorado said: why our ancestors left Africa Racism? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted October 19, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 19, 2021 why our ancestors left Africa homo sapians learned how to cross water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted October 19, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2021 in Africa, you're not at the top of the food chain lol. if everything around me was trying to eat me, I'd want to move, too 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 19, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2021 28 minutes ago, acute said: Racism? Humidity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted October 20, 2021 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 hours ago, docyabut2 said: why our ancestors left Africa homo sapians learned how to cross water. Hi Docyabut Homo Erectus used watercraft a million years ago and were the first of the homo species to leave Africa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted October 20, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2021 They left for the same reason Forrest Gump left everything. And ran a three years of a relentless cross-country marathon. Run Forrest, run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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