An interesting example to counter the general narrative of African origin is the country of [[Madagascar]]. Madagascar is around 250 miles away from mainland Africa<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Madagascar</ref>, and on the east coast, where atheist scientists believe humans originated. For reference, this is approximately the distance between New York City and Washington D.C. Despite this fact, it is believed that Madagascar was settled in ~700 A.D. by Austronesians from the Malay Archipelago, in modern-day [[Indonesia]], over 3,000 miles away.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/01/signs-of-madagascars-first-settlers-discovered-and-they-came-from-3000-miles-away/</ref> This is highly improbably if you would consider an African origin, meaning humans on that continent would have had thousands of years to get there before humans in southeast Asia. | An interesting example to counter the general narrative of African origin is the country of [[Madagascar]]. Madagascar is around 250 miles away from mainland Africa<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Madagascar</ref>, and on the east coast, where atheist scientists believe humans originated. For reference, this is approximately the distance between New York City and Washington D.C. Despite this fact, it is believed that Madagascar was settled in ~700 A.D. by Austronesians from the Malay Archipelago, in modern-day [[Indonesia]], over 3,000 miles away.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/01/signs-of-madagascars-first-settlers-discovered-and-they-came-from-3000-miles-away/</ref> This is highly improbably if you would consider an African origin, meaning humans on that continent would have had thousands of years to get there before humans in southeast Asia. |