
Fossil Find Challenges Africa as Cradle of Humanity
A newly discovered fossil species, Anadoluvius turkae, found in Türkiye, suggests that early human ancestors may have originated in Europe rather than Africa. This 8.7-million-year-old cranium challenges the "Out of Africa" model, proposing that early hominins evolved in Europe and later migrated to Africa. The fossil's characteristics and its Mediterranean context support this theory, though further research is needed to confirm these findings. The study, led by Professors David Begun and Ayla Sevim Erol, is published in Communications Biology.



