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| History of man |
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| Ancentral Lines |
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| Millions of years ago |
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| Ardipithecus ramidus, 4.4 mya, first found
1992, chimpanzee-like, walked upright |
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| Australopithecus anamensis, 4.2-3.9 mya,
chimp-like, 1965 |
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| Australopithecus afarensis, (Lucy), large teeth
and chewing muscles, more human-like, walked upright, 3.5-2.9
mya, 1973 |
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| Australopithecus africanus, slightly larger
brain, smaller canine teeth and larger molars, 3.0-2.4 mya, 1924 |
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| Australopithecus robustus, large "robust"
skull, jaw and teeth, sagittal crest, 2.1-1.6 mya, 1938 |
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| Australopithecus bosei, larger skull and teeth,
2.3-1.1 mya, 1959 |
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| Homo habilis, "handy man", primive stone tools,
larger brain, 2.4-1.5 mya, 1960 |
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| Homo erectus (Java man), first hominid to use
fire, wide-ranging, 1.8-0.3 mya, 1893 |
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| Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, adapted to cold
climate, robust bones and powerfull muscles, larger brain than
living humans, 0.23-0.03 mya, 1856 |
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| Homo sapiens (archaic), larger brain, more
rounded skull, 0.5-0.2 mya, 1921 |
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| Homo sapiens (modern), or Hom. sapiens sapiens,
elaborate tools and fine artworks, cave paintings, 0.12 mya,
Cro-Magnon, 1868. |
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| The Hominid Brain |
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| Homo Habilis The First Homo |
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| Human fossil sites |
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| Europe Fossil Sites |
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| Migration of Homo Sapiens |
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