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India at the cross-roads of human evolution.

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  • 1Centre of Advanced Studies in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India. rajeevpatnaik@gmail.com

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The Indian fossil record reveals ape evolution and disappearance, followed by potential hominid immigration and early human presence. Genetic data shows diverse modern Indian populations with mixed ancestry.

Area of Science:

  • Palaeoanthropology
  • Primate Evolution
  • Human Origins in India

Background:

  • The Indian palaeoanthropological record is expanding, offering insights into primate and human evolution.
  • Ecological shifts, including the transition from forest to grassland ecosystems, influenced primate distribution.
  • Global climate changes, such as glaciations and aridification, played a role in faunal dispersal and hominid migration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the palaeoanthropological evidence in India from the Late Miocene to the Holocene.
  • To trace the evolutionary history of fossil apes and the potential presence of early hominids.
  • To integrate fossil, artifact, and genetic data to understand human settlement and diversity in India.

Main Methods:

  • Review of fossil ape and hominin remains.

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  • Examination of genetic data from modern Indian human populations.

    • Main Results:

    • Disappearance of Miocene apes like Sivapithecus due to habitat changes.
    • Evidence suggesting potential hominid presence in the Pliocene, supported by tool finds.
    • Discovery of Homo erectus fossils in surrounding regions, indicating India as a migration corridor.
    • Identification of unique pre-Homo sapiens hominin remains in the Narmada Valley.
    • Possible arrival of Homo sapiens around 74,000 years ago, coinciding with the Toba eruption.

    Conclusions:

    • India's fossil record shows a dynamic history of primate and human evolution.
    • The subcontinent likely served as a crucial migration route for early hominins.
    • Modern Indian populations exhibit significant genetic diversity with complex ancestral links.