Remarkable changes have been seen recently in our perceptions about the origin and early
evolution of anatomically modern Homo supiens (hereafter Homo sapiens or modern
humans). Some of this change is the result of new approaches to the study of the
palaeontological record, some to fossil discoveries, some to new genetic research on
modern samples, and some to the development and application of dating techniques. These
can for the first time cover the critical time zone of the later middle and early late Pleistocene …