Why Africa has been considered to be the “birthplace” of humankind?

Explain, with specific supporting pieces of evidence from cited pages from the textbook. Why Africa has been considered to be the “birthplace” of humankind? What specific discoveries were made in Africa, where and by whom were these discoveries made that led to this belief/theory? Do you agree or disagree with any of the comments/answers given by the participants of this discussion. Give reasons why you agree or disagree. What conclusion did the author, Phillipson, make in his article. “The Emergence of Mankind in Africa”?

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The concept of Africa being the cradle or ‘birthplace’ of humankind was brought into being by the well-known scientist, Charles Darwin. Through his book ‘The Descent of Man’ of 1871, he speculated the probability of Africa being the origin of humans due to the fact that gorillas and chimpanzees, who are humans’ closest relatives…………………

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