From stone-age human beings has changed a lot!?

Question

From the stone-age time , there is a lot of change in the structure of humans. Do u think there will be more change in the structure of humans in future ?

Answer 1

Actually, have a look at our ancestors.

Australopithecus ramidus - 5 to 4 million years ago
Australopithecus afarensis - 4 to 2.7 million years ago
Australopithecus africanus - 3.0 to 2.0 million years ago
Australopithecus robustus - 2.2 to 1.0 million years ago
Homo habilis - 2.2 to 1.6 million years ago
Homo erectus - 2 to 0.4 million years ago
Homo sapiens - 400,000 to 200,000 years ago
Homo sapiens neandertalensis - 200,000 to 30,000 years ago
Homo sapiens sapiens - 130,000 years ago to present

"Caveman" is generally used for Neanderthals and H sapiens, so we haven't changed all that much in the last 400,000 years.

We have just adapted to, and used our environment to our benefit. If you went back in time and grabbed a family from back then, you would be able to recognise them, teach them about anything you would expect any modern person to learn. Any very young children would be able to go to our schools and learn as our children do.

Answer 2

only on the surface level, our instincts, honed by 70 million odd years of flight or fight are still the underlying drivers. Maybe as was said we are developing the overdrive skills to combat the instinctive urge but with only 2000 years of cultural civilization for most of us that may be a bit too soon to be realistic. The evolution of the mind has not changed that much in that short a time

Answer 3

I think past human physical and aesthetic variety was far greater than it is now. With globalization humans seem to be approaching a state of 'hybrid homogeny' (i made that up), where we are going into an era of a very advanced state of ethnic and racial blending. There are no more geographiclly isolated regions for another race, homogenous hybrid group or sub-species to evolve independently from other genetic pools. Exposure to global culture places us all within reach of each other, curiousity and basic needs will further enfuse our genes.

Answer 4

if the species survives very much longer.

i used to sit in the middle of the ocean, as it were, with no land in sight. it used to boggle my mind that the ocean was so large. i was assured that the ocean could never be destroyed. yet, humanity has done the impossible.

at the rate of populous growth (seven billion and snowballing) and the demand for resources that follows, this earth will not be able to supply unlimited wealth forever.

it is for this reason that i doubt humanity will withstand much more change.

Answer 5

well i hope there is change in the mentality of humans. as for the structure it will persist as long as it's well adapted to the environment it lives in. like other animals

Answer 6

in australia and part s of south east asia the stone age man is only one generation in the past,i feel for the indengious man and women ,ripped from stone age tools to a supposeldly modern world. i can see a world where then rich get richer and the poorer get poorer sick will die on the streets ,

Answer 7

we haven't change all the much since stone age time... The fact that we're still homo sapien, we still think and behave like 200,000 years ago.

We just have more stuff, and our machines are more efficient.. that is all that has changed.

we have to evolve past homo sapien to behave differently.

Answer 8

What change in structure are you referring to? Size/stature?

Answer 9

Of course, all life evolves, even us. Although it takes a long long long long long time.

Answer 10

yes, I hope we learn to live in peace........