We’re going broad with this one given the population and the size.
That’s unfortunate, since many of would find that fascinating reading. I remember reading something similar but more like: there was a wave of migration to central Europe much earlier than expected
Everything I just looked at still puts Affrica as origin
Although I don’t remember reading …. Each wave of migration out of Africa was different hominids. They all coexisted for a long time but eventually the hominids from the last wave succeeded and the others died out
Looks like it might have just been a poorly written headline but the earliest stuff I’ve heard in the past was either Africa or Middle East: