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1,057 wordsAnthropologists today are debating two sides to the story of the evolution of the modern human Homosapian spin. The sides agree on two different theories called the Out of Africa theory and the Multiregional (or Candelabra) theory. The debate, which some may call a slanderous argument, is far from being resolved on either side. Both evolutionist sides have strong evidence, however, this evidence does have its flaws and is not accurate enough to prove one side over another. However, the arguments...
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1,586 wordsHuman evolution is the biological and cultural development of humans. A human is any member of the species Homo sapiens, meaning wise man. Since at least the Upper Paleolithic era, some 40, 000 years ago, every human society has devised a creation myth to explain how humans came to be. Creation myths are based on cultural beliefs that have been adopted as a legitimate explanation by a society as to where we came from. The science of paleo anthropology, which also tries to create a narrative abou...
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951 wordsEvolution is the complexity of processes by which living organisms established on earth and have been expanded and modified through theorized changes in form and function. Human evolution is the biological and cultural development of the species Homo sapiens sapiens, or human beings. Humans evolved from apes because of their similarities. This can be shown in the evidence that humans had a decrease in the size of the face and teeth that evolved. Early humans are classified in ten different types...
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Darwin Theory Of Evolution Animals And Plants
1,691 words... uil ding blocks of the development of new species. The majority of mutations tend to create adverse traits, such as, albinism. Albinism is a mutation that contains mutant genes, which lack the ability to generate normal skin pigment. Animals and plants, which contain the albinism gene, are unable to survive and reproduce as much and as well as the animals and plants without the albinism gene. Thus stating, that organisms with a mutant gene, will be unable to survive and reproduce as well as ...
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1,332 wordsMany people have different views regarding the same topic. Over the years, countless theories have been brought forward to answer the question of human origins. Scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists and religious groups have spent lots of time arguing in support of their own respected theories. With the use of technology such as carbon dating and improvements in scientific methods; new fossil evidence has traced humanities bipedalism back to five million years, shedding some light on human...
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1,060 wordsWhere did Modern Humans originate and how are they different from their archaic ancestors? Modern Humans or Homo sapien sapiens origination is a question of controversy and much debate within the scientific community. In this essay I will attempt to illustrate the most significant theories and supporting evidence as well as make inferences about how they differed physically, socially and culturally from their archaic ancestors. There are two main theories regarding the evolution of Modern Humans...
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000 Years Ago Modern Humans
1,620 wordsPersonally, I think that I am a Neanderthal. Of course, we all know that that is almost impossible. However, what if there is just the smallest possibility? Neanderthal man supposedly became extinct almost 30, 000 years ago, yet the possibility exist that Neanderthal man may be living among us. The anthropological record is full of similar being with parallel lines of evolution. In many respects, the ancestors of man have, at one point, lived with at least one other evolutionary member. Having t...
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Technology In The Gods Must Be Crazy
745 wordsTechnology in The Gods Must Be Crazy Soft spoken, cultivated and compassionate describe author Catherine Dees, who is also a documentary film producer and sponsor of archaeological digs in Egypt. Co-creator of an exhibit which debuted more than two decades ago about eternal consciousness called "Continuum: The Immortality Principle, " Dees presented a talk titled "The Gods Must Be Crazy" co-sponsored by SJA at the Continuum Center Gallery on 26 th and Hennepin this November 15 th. Discussing the...
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Million Years Ago Homo Erectus
1,251 wordsIn the January/February issue of Archaeology magazine, the article Early Homo erectus Tools in China holds additional, yet questionable information about the foundations of the genus Homo. After recent findings of stone tools and animal bones at Renzidong (Renzi Cave) in Anhui Province, eastern China, Chinese scientists have concluded that Homo erectus may have been established there 400, 000 years earlier than formerly believed, almost 2. 25 million years ago. Besides this site being one of the...
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1,070 wordsHOW TOOLS TRANSFORMED PROTO-HUMANS INTO MODERN HUMANS According to archeological and physical record, tool use has had an enormous effect in the transformation of proto humans into modern humans. What stimulated tool use was the proto humans intrest in new and easier ways to do things. With the introduction of tools, body morphology changed and reproductive fitness increased. Evolution did not happened over night. It took 4. 5 million years for humans to get where they are today. Scientists have...
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1,389 wordsHow Man evolved How did the early man evolve and change into the way we are today? Human Evolution, the natural development of the species Homo Sapiens, or human beings. The initial man, called the Hominid was short, not intelligent, and very ape like. The next man lived in the stone age; his name was Homo Habilis. After Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus evolved. He was smarter, more efficient, and walked up-right. And he leaded to us, Homo Sapiens A lot of fossils, bones, and teeth have been found at ...
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1,421 wordsWorld History Human Evolution Final Copy January 19, 97 How did the early man evolve and change into the way we are today? Human Evolution, the natural development of the species Homo Sapiens, or human beings. The initial man, called the Hominid was short, not intelligent, and very ape like. The next man lived in the stone age; his name was Homo Habilis. After Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus evolved. He was smarter, more efficient, and walked up-right. And he leaded to us, Homo Sapiens A lot of fossi...
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949 wordsEvolution is the complexity of processes by which living organisms established on earth and have been expanded and modified through theorized changes in form and function. Human evolution is the biological and cultural development of the species Homo sapiens sapiens, or human beings. Humans evolved from apes because of their similarities. This can be shown in the evidence that humans had a decrease in the size of the face and teeth that evolved. Early humans are classified in ten different types...
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908 wordsArdipithecusHuman Evolution Human Evolution Ardipithecus radius This species was announced in September 1994. It is thought to be the oldest known hominid species. It was dated at 4. 4 million years old. The majority of the fossils found were skull fragments. Other evidence suggests that this species was bipedal. The individuals were about four feet tall. Some fossils found indicate that radius may have been a forest dweller. The teeth resemble something between earlier apes and A. afarensis. Th...
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1,149 wordsOur Human Evolution Human Evolution Our farthest believed ancestor is believed to be Australopithecus afarensis. This species, which lived between three and four million years ago, is believed to be the first real hominid because it is the oldest, and most primitive of any definite hominid form thus far found. Evidence from fossilized footprints, as well as pelvic and leg bones, which were similar to modern hominids, led scientists to believe that they could walk upright. Its teeth resembled mor...
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1,716 wordsThe Earliest Hominine's The first undoubted homicide discovered thus far is Ardipithecus radius, which was found in 1994 and is known from 17 fragments of teeth and bone. It dates to approximately 4. 4 million years ago. Thought to be the descendent genus of Ardipithecus is the genus Australopithecus; individuals of this genus were bipeds while on the ground and had ape-like brains and dexterous hands. There are at least six species of Australopithecus: A. anamnesis, A. afarensis, A. aethiopicus...
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