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=== Rise of civilization ===
=== Rise of civilization ===
The most widely accepted view among current [[anthropology|anthropologists]] is that ''Homo sapiens'' originated in the African [[savanna]] around 200,000 BP ([[Before Present]]), descending from ''[[Homo erectus]]'', had inhabited [[Eurasia]] and [[Oceania]] by 40,000 BP, and finally inhabited the [[Americas]] approximately 10,000 years ago.<ref>Templeton, Alan (2002). [http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ep/Templeton_02.html "Out of Africa again and again"] ''Nature'' 416: 45 - 51.</ref> They displaced ''[[Homo neanderthalensis]]'' and other species descended from ''Homo erectus'' (which had inhabited Eurasia as early as 2 million years ago) through more successful reproduction and competition for resources.
The most widely accepted view among current [[anthropology|anthropologists]] is that ''Homo sapiens'' originated in the African [[savanna]] around 200,000 BP ([[Before Present]]), descending from ''[[Homo erectus]]'', had inhabited [[Eurasia]] and [[Oceania]] by 40,000 BP, and finally inhabited the [[Americas]] approximately 10,000 years ago.<ref>Templeton, Alan (2002). [http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ep/Templeton_02.html "Out of Africa again and again"] ''Nature'' 416: 45 - 51.</ref> They displaced ''[[Homo neanderthalensis]]'' and other species descended from ''Homo erectus'' (which had inhabited Eurasia as early as 2 million years ago) through more successful reproduction and competition for resources.
