The Birthplace of Mankind is Europe, not Africa, Research Shows

Interesting finding: Europe was the birthplace of mankind, not Africa, scientists find

 

That's a lot of assumptions based on very little evidence. Thanks for posting.

 

I guess that the authors of the scientific paper are among the least happy persons regarding this news article.

Notwithstanding that the conclusion in the original paper is quite controversial too, given the evidence at hand... There are enough other explanations that are not explored, but at least they will get enough citations now

 

Science journalism at its worst. It's almost a parody. It's not really worth examining why the article is so bad, but the actual science is interesting.

 

True.

I was flabbergasted at the statement. Sample size and the actual fossil record is minimal for such a bold statement. to be made. The fossil finds and what they infer are interesting from a science perspective, but nowhere near even justifying a claim that modern humans evolved

 

Here is some better reporting on the scientific articles:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523083548.htm
Ape that lived in Europe 7 million years ago could be human ancestor, controversial study suggests