The dating for `` Eve '' was a blow to the multiregional hypothesis and a boost to the theory of the origin and dispersion of modern humans from Africa , replacing more `` archaic '' human populations such as Neanderthals .
The dating for ` Eve ' was a blow to the multiregional hypothesis , and a boost to the hypothesis that modern humans originated relatively recently in Africa and spread from there , replacing more `` archaic '' human populations such as Neanderthals .