非洲?抑或亚洲?人类到底起源非洲,还是亚洲?19世纪,在任何地方还没有发现早期人类化石的情况下,达尔文根据进化论推断人类诞生在非洲。19世纪末,也有德国生物学家提出人类起源于亚洲。本世纪以来,“一个中心说”和“多个中心说”展开了拉锯战。前者逐渐占据优势,又以非洲起源说为甚。“利基一家”两代人的发现,奠定了“非洲起源说”的主导地位。 Africa or Asia? Human beings originated in Africa, or Asia? In the 19th century, no human fossils have been found anywhere in the world, according to Darwin’s theory of evolution inferred that humans were born in Africa. At the end of 19th century, some German biologists also proposed that human beings originated in Asia. Since the beginning of this century, “one center has said” and “multiple centers have said that” there has been a tug of war. The former occupies an increasingly dominant position, again referring to the origin of Africa. The discovery of the “Niche One” two generations has laid a solid foundation for the “origin of Africa”.