An mtDNA view of the peopling of the world by Homo sapiens
 Back
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Forward 
|
The maternal lineages of all living humans coalesce in 'mitochondrial Eve', born in South or East
Africa about 150,000 years ago. Initially, Homo sapiens spread mainly within Africa. Some early
modern fossil locations dating from this period are indicated on the map.