Origin of modern humans ‘traced to Botswana’

By Helen Briggs (BBC News)

Origin of modern humans ‘traced to Botswana’

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana – April 1st 2015: a group of traditional Basarwa gather together at the fire. (Image: Shutterstock)   Scientists have pinpointed the homeland of all humans alive today to a region south of the Zambezi River. The area is now dominated by salt pans, but was once home to an enormous lake, […]