Research Reveals Humans' Early Ecological Adaptability

University of Helsinki

A recent study by University of Helsinki researchers sheds new light on the ecological adaptability of early humans at the time when they first expanded their range outside Africa, 2-1 million years ago.

We have long associated early humans with savannah-like environments outside of the African continent. Systematic review of previously published reconstructions of early human habitats revealed that humans, when dispersing out of Africa for the first time, started to occupy a diverse set of environments from grasslands to forests. (Image: Mostphotos)
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