4/7 This work inspired questions about when humans really began to intensively exploit different niches. The answer showed that ecological diversity is at the heart of our species, but that there was a shift in gears shortly before successful dispersal out of Africa.
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Analysis of species distribution models in a pan-African database comprising chronometrically dated archaeological sites over the past 120,000 years shows major expansion in the human niche from 70 ka...
