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Scientists Fight To Prove Humanity 'Born In Africa'

Fossil remains of Australopithecus afarensi, known as "Lucy," were first discovered in Ethiopia and Tanzania in the 1970s. Dirk Van Tuerenhout/AP hide caption

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Scientists Fight To Prove Humanity 'Born In Africa'

Scientists Fight To Prove Humanity 'Born In Africa'

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