African woman was the original 'man'.
2006-07-09 01:50:39
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answered by Temple 5
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Sept 2, 2004
WASHINGTON - A chimp-sized human ancestor walked upright 6 million years ago, far earlier than anyone had been able to show before, researchers report.
Specialized X-ray scans of the top of a fossil thighbone show clear evidence that the creature walked upright, like pre-humans, and not like apes, the researchers said.
Their findings, published in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, take the dawn of human gait back another 3 million years from “Lucy,” the earliest known pre-human to have walked on two legs.
“We have solid evidence of the earliest upright posture and bipedalism securely dated to 6 million years,” said Dr. Robert Eckhardt, a professor in the Laboratory of Comparative Morphology and Mechanics at Pennsylvania State University.
This older species, known scientifically as Orrorin tugenensis, lived in what is now the Kenyan Lukeino Formation.
The international team of researchers studied bones dug up nearly four years ago. One thighbone includes the intact head of the left thighbone — the ball that is inserted into the hip socket joint. The bones are about the same size as a modern chimpanzee’s. But they look quite different.
The researchers ran computed tomography or CT scans on the bones. These computer-enhanced X-rays create a three-dimensional image. They found that the neck connecting the ball to the shaft was thinner on top than it was on the bottom, a sign that the creature walked on two legs.
2006-07-09 16:26:55
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answered by MTSU history student 5
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There is no conclusion because in the beginning there was actually one race and then as time went by more races started to evolve as there were diverse cultures. but I believe there was no terminology for the original man that walked the planet.
2006-06-29 18:10:05
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answered by Anonymous
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The first human being was a woman. How do you think the man was born?She was in Mesopotamia and was near the Nile river.
2006-07-10 07:50:04
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answered by a_phantoms_rose 7
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Adam
2006-06-29 18:23:36
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answered by holly_wood_bound 2
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whoever crawled out of the wreckage first when the remaining survivors of our species were sent here as punishment for their participation in an intergalactic war : ) Totally kidding, Armstrong walking on the moon was the first thing that popped in my head when I read your question and my imagination ran from there.
2006-06-29 20:26:26
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answered by House 2
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While many may look for the original man in history...I'd have to say that guy that wears yellow overalls and has giant beef sticks for hair...Slim Jim...he is VERY ORIGINAL!
2006-06-29 18:16:01
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answered by Chainsawmom 5
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The first actual human was known as the Cro-Magnon.
2006-06-29 18:10:49
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answered by ? 4
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Someone that is a combination of all of the races.
2006-06-29 18:09:48
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answered by windspirit33 2
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Let's see..... Adam, but that's an allegory, I've heard. Then the Neanderthals, as they've been refer ed to.
2006-06-29 18:11:37
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answered by Anonymous
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