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Most archaeologists think that Homo sapiens sapiens first lived in Africa, and that our direct ancestor was Homo habilis ("handy man"), who evolved about 2.5 million years ago. But some believe our ancestor was Homo ergaster ("work man"), who developed around 1.9 million years ago and settled in different parts of the world.
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