hom*o sapiensevolved from their early hominid predecessors between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago and developed a capacity for language about 50,000 years ago.
On the second picture of a skull, couldn't the weird shape of it just be from weathering or decomposing? • (38 votes) It very well could be! As Sal said earlier, much of what we know about history, mainly prehistory, is based on detective work. (12 votes) Did Hominids hunt each other? How did they interact? Is it known yet? • (23 votes) They hunt eachother, and still do. Since Chimpanzees are technically hominids, and have been targeted by human hunters, hominids still hunt each other. However, I assume that you're talking about prehistoric hominids, and the answer to that is that we don't know. There is very limited information on interaction between hominid species. Most hominids have a diet largely based on vegetables and scavenging. Active hunting is rare, and hunting other predators is extremely rare. So any conflict between hominids would be rare. Similar, it would be difficult for different hominid species to communicate with eachother, so it's unlikely that they would have cooperated with us. Humans today don't trade with chimpanzees or gorillas largely because of this extremely steep communication barrier. However, we do know that Neanderthals and hom*o Sapiens interacted. This is evidenced by the presence of Neanderthal DNA in the genome of people of European, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent. That indicates that there was at least some inbreeding between neanderthals and hom*o sapiens, which suggests intimate relationships between the two groups. Beyond that, the nature of neanderthal-hom*o sapiens interaction is still unclear. (60 votes) As our ancestors didn't know how to communicate with each other, and also their brains were in the process of development, then how were they convinced to migrate somewhere else? • (14 votes) Our ancestors did know how to communicate with each other. I believe early primates easily used body language as a start (look at modern primate studies showing complicated body language within species). (Indeed, look at modern hom*o's use of body language). As these primates evolved, they used their increased motor skills and memory to create sign language. Spoken 'language' was often counterproductive as it allowed others (predators) to hear you. Look at the success of modern men who are deaf but communicate easily with sign. (16 votes) What was dangerous for the people in the stone age? • (13 votes) Germs, infections, accidents, weather and disputes between people were all dangerous for people in the stone age, as they are now. (22 votes) So we all originate from Africa? • (12 votes) I think when all the land masses were all together and had not separated hom*o sapiens migrated and whoever was on the continents when they broke up stayed on that continent. They didn't need to voyage great oceans that way. • (0 votes) It's highly possible that they took advantage of when the landmasses were together, but they definitely crossed the sea to get to Australia. The fauna over there was unique and had evolved in isolation for years. (4 votes) 1.they say, many types of hominids were there but only hom*osapiens survived so how did the apes chimpanzeesa nd monkeys survive till to date? • (5 votes) We didn't evolve from chimpanzees or any other currently living species. We share a common ancestor. (20 votes) so the human evolution took place in africa! • (8 votes) Well, it depends on what defines an African. If you say our origins are where we evolved from, then we are all actually aquatic creatures, living in an artificial world of dryness and too many body parts. (7 votes) Did the hom*o Sapiens kill the hom*o Erectus and the Neanderthals? If so the WHY? • (6 votes) Just wanted to elaborate on David Alexander's answer because I love this part of history! (10 votes) I think the need to move from Africa was curiosity. The current curiosity we have to reach for the stars would have been similar for humanoids 20 000 years ago. We want to know more about ourselves and the world around us. I would believe they are just as curious as we are about the world. What created that curiosity? Why do we have the need to continue to develop? • (9 votes) Just like how we are curious now, they where most likely curious about how far they could reach. how far the land goes. Curiosity fuels most of our science-based findings. (2 votes)Want to join the conversation?
I got this question because they might not be even knowing their purpose on Earth and who those other creatures were.
I hope my question makes sense.
There are only three truly important things in the life of a primate: food, clothing, shelter. Any one of these would encourage a clever primate to find any or all of these three. Migration is just one response to these needs.
By the way, have you ever wondered if the migration maps are backwards? Assume the original hom*o line developed in Malaysia. Then the migration direction would be the opposite of the current guesswork direction. Who's to say which way/direction early hom*o wandered?
2. also if we evolved from chimpanzees why there are still chimpanzees living they all should have evolved ryt ?and there should be no monkeys in th e world
then we all are africans?
In regards to Neanderthals there was a relatively long period of co-habitation (as showed by the interbreeding), there is some evidence of small-scale territorial skirmishes but no out and out war between hom*o sapiens and Neanderthals.
The most plausible theory we have for the extinction of Neanderthals is climate change. Neanderthals went extinct during the Heinrich H5 event (a thousands of years long shift from cold conditions to even colder conditions) There were extinctions of a number of large mammals during this general time.
hom*o sapiens had better technology and trade networks so they coped better with the changing environment. It is possible they took advantage of the weakened Neanderthal's hunting grounds but so far it's not thought hom*o sapiens caused the extinction of any other human species.
Here's some articles on the subject:https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60305218 and https://www.sciencealert.com/did-humans-wipe-out-neanderthals-it-s-complicated
Hope you found this interesting! Best of luck learning🍀
Sure, analyzing these discussions about human evolution and early hominids can be intriguing! From the emergence of hom*o sapiens to their development of language and migration patterns, it's a rich topic. Let me break down the concepts involved here:
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hom*o sapiens emergence and language development:
- hom*o sapiens appeared between 200,000 to 300,000 years ago.
- The capacity for language developed roughly 50,000 years ago.
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Physical changes and artifacts:
- Discussions on skull shapes and their interpretations.
- Speculation on whether peculiarities in skulls were due to weathering or decomposition.
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Hominid interactions:
- Speculations on interactions between different hominid species.
- Debates on whether early hominids hunted each other or had limited communication due to evolutionary barriers.
- Evidence of Neanderthal and hom*o sapiens interactions, including genetic interbreeding.
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Communication among early hominids:
- The debate on whether early hominids had communication methods before the development of language.
- The use of body language and sign language among primates, possibly as early forms of communication.
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Migration patterns and routes:
- Speculation on migration maps and directions followed by early hom*o sapiens.
- The suggestion that migration might have been influenced by basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.
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Danger in the Stone Age:
- Discussions about dangers faced by people in the Stone Age, including germs, infections, accidents, weather, and conflicts among individuals.
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Origins of hom*o sapiens and migration theories:
- Speculations about human origins in Africa and debates on whether all humans can be considered Africans due to this origin.
- The theory that while early hominids might have utilized land bridges, they might also have crossed oceans for migration, citing unique fauna in Australia.
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Evolution and survival of hominid species:
- Questions about why only hom*o sapiens survived among various hominid species.
- Clarification that humans did not evolve directly from currently living species like chimpanzees but share a common ancestor.
- The extinction of other human species like hom*o erectus and Neanderthals, including potential reasons like climate change and interbreeding with hom*o sapiens.
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Curiosity and human development:
- Discussions about the curiosity of early humanoids, similar to the curiosity that drives modern scientific exploration.
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Causes of migration:
- Speculations about the driving forces behind ancient migrations, suggesting curiosity and the quest for exploration as possible motivators.
These discussions are a blend of scientific evidence, speculation, and exploration of various theories and interpretations surrounding human evolution, early hominids, their behaviors, and evolutionary trajectories.
