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Re:Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins res... by nabla9 on Monday February 10, 2025 @08:42AM (#43000175)
>But in this key period when a lot of important changes happen—when modern humans develop from Homo habilis and Homo erectus all the way to Homo heidelbergensis

That's a time period before homo sapiens, not after.

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Re:Out of Africa: celebrating 100 years of human-origins res... by themgt on Monday February 10, 2025 @09:38AM (#43000791)
David Reich is widely acknowledged as a top if not the foremost leader in the field of ancient human origins, and he's talking about exactly the debate you claim is settled to everyone but crackpots. His interview with Dwarkesh Patel linked by OP is one of the most informative you'll find anywhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reich_(geneticist)

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