Living people today such as the aborigines of Australia do not meet the definition of anatomical modernity proposed in the recent African origins model.

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The African origins model proposes that anatomically modern humans evolved in Africa approximately 200,000 years ago and spread across the world, eventually replacing all other human species. According to this model, the aborigines of Australia descended from a group of modern humans that left Africa around 60,000 years ago. Therefore, while they are anatomically modern, they do not meet the criteria of being part of the earliest wave of human migration out of Africa.

Living People Today Such as the Aborigines of Australia Do