欧亚大陆人类的起源与现代居民的起源

The Origin of Modern Humans and the Early Population of Eurasia

现代人类起源是人类进化方面最基本的问题之一,主要有两种假设:非洲起源论和多地区起源论。大约在180—200万年前,猿人(直立人)第一次离开非洲家园,迁徙到非洲以外的地方,标志着第一次大迁徙开始。在距今约35—45万年前,第二次大迁徙浪潮从近东开始。欧亚大陆许多地区找到的考古学材料可以作为人类多地区起源论强有力的证据。

The origin of humans and the early population of Eurasia is one of the most important issues. There were two hypotheses ： the African theory and theory of muhiregional evolution. Around 2--1.8 Ma BP, Homo ergaster/erectus left its homeland and, for the first time, migrated outside Africa, marking the beginning of the first great dispersal. Approximately 450-350 ka BP, the second migration wave started its advance from the Near East. Many archaeological materials can be regarded as an argument in favor of the multiregional theory.