![]() But around 195,000 years ago, conditions began to deteriorate. Back then the climate was mild and food was plentiful life was good. Although scientists lack a precise time line for the origin and near extinction of our species, we can surmise from the fossil record that our forebears arose throughout Africa shortly before 195,000 years ago. ![]() Yet studies of the DNA of modern-day people indicate that, once upon a time, our ancestors did in fact undergo a dramatic population decline. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the global population of humans well beyond seven billion, it is difficult to imagine that Homo sapiens was once an endangered species.
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