"Homo sapiens' Migration Route Revealed in New Study"

A new study suggests that after leaving Africa, Homo sapiens may have lingered in a geographic hub spanning Iran, southeast Iraq, and northeast Saudi Arabia for thousands of years before settling in Asia and Europe. This region, part of the Persian Plateau, provided an ideal habitat for these early humans, offering diverse ecological settings and ample resources. The study, based on genomic datasets and paleoecological evidence, sheds light on the early phases of human colonization of Eurasia and the genetic divergence between present-day East Asians and Europeans.