almost every continent. Homo sapiens have risen to an overpowering, dominant level. But why us? What gave Homo sapiens such an advantage? Homo sapiens are special in a cognitive sense, and the only major evolutionary advantage they have been given is able brains. Humans are intellectually driven- we want to learn things. They have more inventive ability than any other living creature. They enjoy expression and explaining things to those around us. In fact, Homo sapiens think so big and so inventively
Is there a subspecies of Homo sapiens that lived complete opposite lives as us? Did we cause them to go extinct or did we live and interbreed with them? I will be discussing aspects of the species Homo neanderthalensis who lived alongside Homo sapiens and may have even interbred with them. I will be focusing specifically on the discovery of the fossil species, where the species is in the human ancestral tree, anatomical similarities and differences with Homo sapiens, and the lifestyle and extinction
Homo Sapiens sapienn Ancestor In tracing the direct ancestors of Homo sapiens sapiens, the five consequent Hominins I would include in the timeline of human evolutions: Australopithecus afarensis and africanus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Archaic Homo sapiens, and Homo Neanderthal. In 3.6 million years ago, Australopithecus afarensis is considered the earliest hominins that are close relative to Homo. Afarensis had slender body built, but relatively larger than modern humans, but with smaller brains
Either “Homo erectus evolved into Homo sapiens in each region of migration (Spodek 16)” most notably known as Candelabra. Or the “Homo erectus evolved into Homo sapiens only once- in Africa (Spodek 16)” most notably known as the Noah’s Ark model. Through my journey of understanding both schools of thought I began to rethink the basic sugar coated origins of humanity that teachers spoon feed in high school. Spodek along with the associate authors shined a little light on the fact that Homo sapiens most
There is evidence to suggest that Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens had coexisted for approximately 35-40,000 years, (Fagan 2010) from around 60,000 years ago to 25,000 years ago when they finally went extinct (Gibbon 2001). Anthropologists are still uncertain what the cause of their extinction was. This paper will analyze three main theories of Neanderthal extinction. The first theory is the competition theory, which claims that the Homo sapiens and Neanderthals had to compete for resources
earth. (Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals). Only 15,000 years before, our ancestor Homo Sapien had expanded from Africa into Europe and Asia.(Humans Vs. Neanderthals: How Did We Win? : DNews.) There are many different theories on what happened to Neanderthal, and how their interaction with Homo Sapien changed the Neanderthal world. The Homo Sapiens were more advanced and adaptable, and they could use the resources better than the Neanderthal. The Neanderthal also interbred with Homo Sapien who outnumbered
As I look around me, first to the right, then the left, up and down, I see creatures that look as I do yet they are very different. We have many similarities. Perhaps we are related? These creatures called Homo sapiens are most certainly different than my kind, Australopithecus afarensis. I can see we move the same way, both of us walk upright and on two legs, apparently. I see that we both have eyes not to the side of our head but in the front. I also see parents caring for their children who are
A Natural History of the HOMO SAPIEN 160,000 years ago, a new species was born. Today, I am excited to say that I am a part of that species; we all are. In fact, there are approximately 7 billion of us on this planet; Homo sapiens, that is who we are. We evolved in Africa and like many other early humans that were living at this time, we gathered and hunted food. But as time went on, we evolved, as to better suit our forever changing environment. Humans have the capacity to adapt to any given
there are many opinions on what, where, and how things happened so I will write about what theory makes the most sense to me. Also, this is all according to the theory of evolution, and I am not saying that it is right, but it it what I am writing about. Homo Habilis The Homo habilis dates back to between 2.1 and 1.5 million years ago and is one of the earliest species in the genus Homo. The species name comes from the latin word habilis meaning handy, skillful, and able. Homo Habilis had a larger brain
Homo sapiens Role in Neanderthal Extinction “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change”(Evolution Quotes). So far in the saga that is Earth humanity has been on the winning side of change. Humans have evolved over time from simple hunter gathers to an advanced species of builders and thinkers. Humans have built complex cities, created advanced medicine, and even left their own plant for the moon. Despite