Perhaps Botswana

(by Hieronymus Bosch)

Over time, there have been a number of scientific theories concerning the origin of homo sapiens sapiens (anatomically modern humans).

They were thought to have originated in South Africa.  Then it was eastern Africa.  Now it’s northern Botswana.

What next?   

Perhaps geography is not where it’s at...

Resources

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-29/modern-humans-may-have-first-appeared-in-northern-botswana