Homo sapiens were the only existing human species left on earth evolving since about 160,000 year ago. Homo sapiens are the complete modern humans Homo is the human genus. Which also includes Homo erectus and Neanderthals plus many other extinct species of hominid family. Question is what species evolved into Homo sapiens. According to Ember & peregrine (2007). “Most Paleoanthropologists agree that Homo erectus evolved into H. sapiens” (p.171). Reason being because, of classified fossils that were recorded fossils was piece of skulls and jaw bones. Fossils was not the only major part of human evolution. The Paleolithic period was also a big part of human evolution, it is broken up into three different measures lower, middle, and upper.
The Paleolithic Periods
The first period was the lower period which go back about 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. Homo erectus were the first species that made stone tools …show more content…
The evidence that prove this was found in or around Europe from the sapiens. The tools found were pit houses, the first man-made shelters, stitched clothing was worn, and sculpture and paintings in caves was invented. These discoveries lead to proof of why H. sapiens were so closely related to modern humans. As Ember & peregrine stated (2007) “The upper Paleolithic period is also characterized by a variety of new developments: new techniques of toolmaking, the emergence of art, population growth, and new inventions such as bow and arrow, the spear-thrower, and the harpoon” (p.200). The way the species fought for survival was outrageous, sometimes they had to fight their kills Homo sapiens quickly took over the old world soon after Neanderthals suddenly disappeared and or went extinct. Neanderthals went extinct so rapidly because Neanderthals could not adapt to the survival structure that Homo sapiens
The Paleolithic Periods
The first period was the lower period which go back about 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. Homo erectus were the first species that made stone tools …show more content…
The evidence that prove this was found in or around Europe from the sapiens. The tools found were pit houses, the first man-made shelters, stitched clothing was worn, and sculpture and paintings in caves was invented. These discoveries lead to proof of why H. sapiens were so closely related to modern humans. As Ember & peregrine stated (2007) “The upper Paleolithic period is also characterized by a variety of new developments: new techniques of toolmaking, the emergence of art, population growth, and new inventions such as bow and arrow, the spear-thrower, and the harpoon” (p.200). The way the species fought for survival was outrageous, sometimes they had to fight their kills Homo sapiens quickly took over the old world soon after Neanderthals suddenly disappeared and or went extinct. Neanderthals went extinct so rapidly because Neanderthals could not adapt to the survival structure that Homo sapiens