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2007-02-20 22:16:38 · 7 answers · asked by hooman 2 in Arts & Humanities History

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All people today are classified as Homo sapiens sapiens--i.e., the sapiens variety of the species Homo sapiens. They first began to appear 130,000 years ago or somewhat earlier in association with technologies not unlike those of the early Neandertals. It is now clear that they did not come after the Neandertals but were their contemporaries.
Compared to the Neandertals and other late archaic Homo sapiens, modern humans generally have more delicate skeletons. Their skulls are more rounded and their brow ridges protrude less. They also have relatively high foreheads and pointed chins.
Current data suggest that modern humans evolved from archaic Homo sapiens primarily in East Africa. A 160,000 year old skull from the Herto site in the Middle Awash area of Ethiopia seems to be at the beginning of this transition. It had the rounded skull case of modern people but retained the large brow ridges of archaic Homo sapiens. Somewhat more advanced transitional forms have been found at Omo in Ethiopia and Laetoli in Tanzania dating to about 130,000 and 120,000 years ago respectively. By 115,000 years ago, early modern humans had expanded their range to South Africa and into Southwest Asia shortly after 100,000 years ago. Evidently, they did not appear elsewhere in the Old World until 60,000-40,000 years ago. This was during a short temperate period in the midst of the last ice age.

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2007-02-20 22:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 7 · 0 0

The first humans developed in Africa

2007-02-20 22:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by Holly R 6 · 1 0

I am Muslim and as I believe that the first human was on the heaven (Hazrat Adam Alay-Salam and Bibi Hawa) but lately they have sent to earth by Allah as a Punishment.

2007-02-20 22:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Shari Khan 2 · 0 1

Surely on the land not in the ocean.

2007-02-20 22:23:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Probably in Africa

2007-02-20 22:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by Pikachu 3 · 0 1

in the garden of Eden

2007-02-20 22:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by jasonsghost 1 · 1 2

AFRICA!!!!(CRADLE OF LIFE)!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-21 06:32:21 · answer #7 · answered by witch_dea 2 · 0 1

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