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Early history
The dominant theory of human evolution is that the development of the human species took place in Africa, following a split in lineage between the hominin tribe and its closest relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos. Recent molecular and fossil estimates place this split around 8–10 million years ago, but the dates and location are uncertain and there is relatively little fossil evidence from that time. Early in their history, hominins migrated from the forests to the open savanna terrain of East Africa, where they evolved to walk upright on two legs. From there, they migrated across the continent including into Southern Africa. Archaeological evidence such as the Taung Child, an Australopithecus skull found in South Africa in 1924, indicate that hominins lived in Southern Africa from at least 3 million years ago.