Ancient Homo sapiens, or modern humans, began to migrate out of Africa around 60,000 B.C. This migration involved two significant eastward movements. The first migration, often referred to as "Out of Africa" (OOA), involved people with straight hair who traveled along the Asian coast and island-hopped across the Indian Ocean to Australia, becoming the ancestors of the Australian Aborigines. Subsequently, they continued their journey to South America, where remains such as "Luzia" have been found in Brazil.
The second Out of Africa (OOA) migration event involved Africans, some with straight hair and "Mongol features" (refer to the San people), who took an inland route through Southern Asia and up to China around 50,000 to 45,000 B.C., where they eventually settled. This group also included straight-haired Africans without Mongol features, now known as "Dravidians," who remained closer to Africa and settled in India and other parts of Southern Asia.
Tung-tien-yen cave, Liu-chiang County, Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous region China: was discovered in 1958. It contained human remains from the late Pleistocene (Ice Age) the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago. Woo (1959) described the skull as "Evolving Mongoloid", whereas others described it as Melanesian or Negrito.
Consensus among studies on "Early Humans" in China indicates that the Mongoloid-type Humans living there today only emerged relatively recently. However, the challenge lies in defining these terms; it is understood that present-day Chinese (Mongols) represent a mixed race of Mongol-featured Blacks such as the San, their Albinos, Albinos from Central Asians (who eventually evolved into Europeans), and Blacks similar to the Jomon in Japan. Understanding the timing of these admixtures necessitates precise definitions of terms like "Primitive Mongoloid" and "Evolving Mongoloid," as well as their distinctions from the term "Eskimo" (not implying that Eskimos are primitive).
Continuing with the Migrations:
Included in this second group of Out of Africa (OOA) were Albinos, who are Black individuals without pigmentation. They likely sought respite from the oppressive heat and intense sunshine of southern Africa, as well as relief from the persecution inflicted upon them by other Africans. To this day, some superstitious individuals in southern Africa continue to harm and disfigure Albinos due to the misguided belief that their body parts possess mystical qualities that can be utilized in rituals.
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