Scientists have discovered the bones and artifacts of early
humans in many parts of Africa and Eurasia. The earliest humans, known as
australopithecines, lived only in Africa. The modern human genus, Homo,
also evolved in Africa, but several middle and late Homo species
migrated to Europe and Asia. Early forms of Homo sapiens, or modern
humans, lived in Africa and Asia. Only fully modern humans populated the rest
of the globe.
(Encarta Encyclopedia)
