This BBC article talks about the early history of Africa focusing mostly on the human inhabitants and their ancestors. It is believed that Africa was the first continent to ever be home to humans. Obviously, this is hard to prove and can be disproven at any given time if further information is ever gained about the human inhabitants of other continents. As of now Africa is the site in which the oldest human fossils have been found, and show many of the key stages of evolution. This conclusion is not only formed from looking at the fossils, but also studies with radiocarbon dating, as well as the analysis of DNA. All three support Africa being the first home to human life.

I found this article very fascinating! I've never really thought much about where human life first began, because it's something that's kind of  difficult to even imagine. Even though this information can be disproven it's kind of cool to have an idea of where it all began. With multiple studies showing this information from a trusted site I believe it is a conclusion that could very possibly be true. It will be interesting to look a little deeper into this subject to see if other's have come to similar conclusions!

 

Here is a picture of an example of some of the  fossils that can be found. This is a fossil of a human ancestor's footprint found approximately 1.5 million years ago in Kenya.