@article {316858,
	title = {Did Our Species Evolve in Subdivided Populations across Africa, and Why Does It Matter?},
	journal = {Trends in Ecology \& EvolutionTrends in Ecology \& Evolution},
	volume = {33},
	year = {2018},
	note = {<p>doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.05.005</p>
},
	pages = {582-594},
	abstract = {<p>We challenge the view that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved within a single population and/or region of Africa. The chronology and physical diversity of Pleistocene human fossils suggest that morphologically varied populations pertaining to the H. sapiens clade lived throughout Africa. Similarly, the African archaeological record demonstrates the polycentric origin and persistence of regionally distinct Pleistocene material culture in a variety of paleoecological settings. Genetic studies also indicate that present-day population structure within Africa extends to deep times, paralleling a paleoenvironmental record of shifting and fractured habitable zones. We argue that these fields support an emerging view of a highly structured African prehistory that should be considered in human evolutionary inferences, prompting new interpretations, questions, and interdisciplinary research directions.We challenge the view that our species, Homo sapiens, evolved within a single population and/or region of Africa. The chronology and physical diversity of Pleistocene human fossils suggest that morphologically varied populations pertaining to the H. sapiens clade lived throughout Africa. Similarly, the African archaeological record demonstrates the polycentric origin and persistence of regionally distinct Pleistocene material culture in a variety of paleoecological settings. Genetic studies also indicate that present-day population structure within Africa extends to deep times, paralleling a paleoenvironmental record of shifting and fractured habitable zones. We argue that these fields support an emerging view of a highly structured African prehistory that should be considered in human evolutionary inferences, prompting new interpretations, questions, and interdisciplinary research directions.</p>
},
	isbn = {0169-5347},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.05.005},
	url = {https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347(18)30117-4},
	author = {Scerri, Eleanor M.L. and Thomas, Mark G. and Manica, Andrea and Gunz, Philipp and Stock, Jay T. and Stringer, Chris and Grove, Matt and Groucutt, Huw S. and Timmermann, Axel and Rightmire, G. Philip and d{\textquoteright}Errico, Francesco and Tryon, Christian A. and Drake, Nick A. and Brooks, Alison S. and Dennell, Robin W. and Durbin, Richard and Henn, Brenna M. and Lee-Thorp, Julia and deMenocal, Peter and Petraglia, Michael D. and Thompson, Jessica C. and Scally, Aylwyn and Chikhi, Loun{\`e}s}
}
