2007-02-05 12:49:49 · 8 answers · asked by thecaptain114 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It really depends on your definition of Man. If you are talking about the very intelligent animal Homo Sapiens, best guess says they appeared about 150,000 to 200,000 years ago, depending on who you believe. If you are considering the Neandertal to be "human" they appeared shortly before Homo Sapiens though no one knows for sure how long before. They were a different species of "human" with a much more limited intelligence capacity. They eventually became extinct due to their inability to adapt to the encroachment of Homo Sapiens. Much like today, many species of animal go extinct due to the encroachment of Homo Sapiens.
If you consider species of lesser intelligence than Neandertal and Homo Sapiens to be "human" then you have really broadened the range of animals that could be considered for your answer. So you must first define what you mean by "human" before you ask such a question.
2007-02-05 14:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by nebula7693 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeterminate.
There is no way to tell exactly when and where the first person that would be identified as a "man" developed. What species was it? Which individual was born first? When did the breed run true?
Evidence points to the Great Rift Valley in central Africa.
Nothing in this contradicts faith for a sensible person.
2007-02-05 14:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that question is impossible to answer. It's impossible to point to one animal as the first of a species.
We think that we can trace our genetics back to one common ancestor about 150,000 years ago (a female), but we may have been "human" even before her. Who can say?
2007-02-05 12:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is sort of a chicken and the egg question.
You may have to go to Yahoo answers.
2007-02-06 03:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is positive, but scientists believe it was an african man evolved from other animals in southern africa.
2007-02-05 13:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one specie can claim that title even if we do there are several classifications to be considered as to what makes human human
2007-02-05 13:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by blinkky winkky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His name was Og and he lived on delicious rocks.
2007-02-05 12:57:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam.
2007-02-05 12:57:35 · answer #8 · answered by Lettie D 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋