Humans almost went extinct 930,000 years ago, study finds

By Joseph Shavit – The Brighter Side

Around 300,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa, a pivotal moment in human history. Yet, the roots of this lineage stretch much further back, over six million years, when the human lineage separated from chimpanzees and bonobos.

Despite significant progress in mapping human evolutionary history, understanding the ancient population size of early human ancestors remains elusive, particularly during the Pleistocene epoch.