At some point deep in prehistory, the first hominins left Africa to spread around Eurasia. When did this happen and who was migrating have been subject to huge debate!

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Sources:
Dmanisi:
"Hominin occupations at the Dmanisi site, Georgia, Southern Caucasus: Raw
materials and technical behaviours of Europe’s first hominins"

"A PlioPleistocene hominid from Dmanisi, East Georgia, Caucasus"

"Earliest human occupations at Dmanisi (Georgian Caucasus) dated to 1.85–1.78 Ma"

Homo Floresiensis:
"The affinities of Homo floresiensis based on phylogenetic analyses
of cranial, dental, and postcranial characters"

China tools:
"Hominin occupation of the Chinese Loess Plateau since about 2.1 million years ago"

Jordan Tools:
"Chronologic constraints on hominin dispersal outside Africa since
2.48 Ma from the Zarqa Valley, Jordan"

Cut Marks India:
"Intentional cut marks on bovid from the Quranwala zone, 2.6 Ma, Siwalik Frontal Range, northwestern India"

Good overview of situation:
"What kind of hominin first left Africa?"

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