Homo sapiens

fossils and putting them into their appropriate group of species. This paper is going to be discussing the Homo erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, and Archaic Homo sapiens. The paper will make comparative analysis of the individual species and point out why they deserve to be categorized as distinct species instead of a one species that has different characteristics due to geographical differences. Homo Heidelbergensis approximately lived about 600,000 years ago. This simply means the Heidelberg Man

about 150,000 years ago that the species Homo Sapiens first appeared, armed with nothing; no sharp claws nor swift legs. Yet, despite this lack of physical advantages, their descendents—us—are now living in a world where we like to think that we rule this earth. Ours is a triumph that far transcends the expectations one might have had about our species—because, well, who’d have guessed that this particular kind of ape will one day dominate the earth? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is Dr. Yuval

are very different from others, such as the homo erectus and the homo sapiens. The homo sapien specimen was the precursor of modern humans, and was therefore capable of doing a lot more than the homo erectus could. For example, the homo sapiens were clearly more socially advanced than the homo erectus. Through the ways of communication and social organization, we can easily differentiate the homo sapiens from the homo erectus, and tell that the homo sapiens are definitely more

the Homo erectus fossils. These fossils have been found not only in Africa, but have also been found in parts of Europe and Asia. This is when scientists begin to disagree on how these pre-modern humans spread from Africa to other continents. Some scientists believe in the hypothesis known as the Multiregional Theory. This theory states that Homo erectus left Africa about two million years ago and from there migrated to Europe and Asia. These H. erectus then evolved, simultaneously, into Homo sapiens

The Homo sapien is a fickle creature. Easily persuaded by the charismatic entity known as emotion through images, sound bites and other artistically communicative mediums, it could perhaps be argued that it is not the most intelligent creature on Earth as commonly believed and is instead just as animalistic as the next beast. Yet, simultaneously, it is not, as it has been seen helping others out of pure heart and making fascinating discoveries about the universe every day. It is quite possibly the

The species that you and all other living human beings on this earth belong to is Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens, believed to have evolved over a very long period in Africa, Asia and Europe. Like other early humans that were living at this time, they gathered and hunted food, and evolved behaviors that helped them live day to day with the challenges of surviving in unstable environments. Homo sapiens different characteristics such as larger brain, different size of canines, and material cultural as in

What are Homo sapiens? Homo sapiens are the only existing human species left on earth evolving since about 160,000 year ago. Homo sapiens is the complete modern humans Homo is the human genus. Which also includes Homo erectus and Neanderthals plus many other extinct species of hominid family. According to “most Paleoanthropologists agree that Homo erectus evolved into Homo sapiens.” (171). The Paleolithic period is a big part of human evolution, it is broken up into three different measures lower

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

Homo sapiens were a potent factor on eliminating the remaining Neanderthal population due to their intelligence (Echoes). Researchers of Oxford University that compared the skulls of 32 Homo sapiens and 13 Neanderthals concluded that the Neanderthals had significantly larger eye sockets. Explanation: Although the Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had similar brain sizes, the larger eyes of the Neanderthals were an adaptation to the long, dark nights of Europe which would have required large visual processing

Australopithecus afarensis have a new species emerging into the world – Homo sapiens. They have developed far more improving traits that has changed the evolution of species forever. The three main different characteristics the Homo sapiens have compared to other apes are that they walk with an upright posture, their head size are much larger in size, and the way their teeth are formed are completely different. This comes to show that Homo sapiens have morphed into a predominant species by their use of locomotion