Recent fossil finds from Ethiopia such as the Herto skulls (160,000-154,000 B.P.) and the Omo remains (estimated date 195,000 B.P.) provide accumulated evidence to support the
A) Asia origin of broad-spectrum revolution.
B) idea that Neandertals originated in Africa and never left the continent.
C) African origin of anatomically modern humans (AMHs).
D) European origin of AMHs.
E) crucial role that the manipulation of fire played in the advent of behavioral modernity.

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The recent fossil finds from Ethiopia support the theory of the African origin of anatomically modern humans (AMHs). The Herto skulls and Omo remains provide evidence of early Homo sapiens in Africa, which supports the Out of Africa theory that modern humans evolved in Africa and migrated to other parts of the world.

Recent Fossil Finds from Ethiopia Such as the Herto Skulls