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| Multiregional Evolution Model (MRE) |
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| Hypothesis that Homo Sapiens are about 2 million years old and that modern human traits evolved in geographically diverse locations, then spread through species. |
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| Recent African Origin/ Out of Africa Origin Model (RAO) |
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| Hypothesis that Homo Sapiens evolved recently as a separate species in Africa, and then to replace more archaic populations . |
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| Toolmaking tradition of anatomically modern Homo Sapiens of the European Upper Paleolithic. |
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| Marriage restricted to those within a social group. |
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| A trait showing variation within a species as a result of genetic variation (skin color) |
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| Final phase of the Paleolithic in Europe, dating between 40,000 and 10,000 years, associated with the first modern humans. |
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| Final phase of the stone age in Africa, dating between 40,000 and 10,000 years. |
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| Time period in Europe after the Lower Paleolithic and before the Upper Paleolithic, between 250,000 and 40,000 years. Included varieties of premodern humans and neanderthals. |
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