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Our Species Are Not The First Humans On Earth

Our Species Are Not The First Humans On Earth

Most experts agree that our species, Homo sapiens (Latin for “wise men”), is the ninth and youngest human species. The lives of the other eight species tell a story of how humans slowly evolved away from the other apes, developing the ability to walk, eat meat, hunt, build shelters, and perform symbolic acts. Our ancestors probably pushed our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, to extinction. Wise guys finish last.

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H. Naledi: The Enigmatic Newcomer (335,000 to 236,000 Years Ago)

H. Naledi: The Enigmatic Newcomer (335,000 to 236,000 Years Ago)

Homo naledi were small hominids that lived in South Africa. We do not know much about H. naledi, because they were only discovered in late 2015. In a single expedition, scientists excavated an astounding 1,550 specimens from at least 15 individuals. These speci...

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H. Rudolfensis: The Stranger (1.9 Million to 1.8 Million Years Ago)

H. Rudolfensis: The Stranger (1.9 Million to 1.8 Million Years Ago)

We know little about Homo rudolfensis, a hominid discovered near Kenya’s Lake Rudolf (now known as Lake Turkana). H. rudolfensis had a considerably greater braincase than Homo habilis — a good indicator that the species was human. However, some scientists argue...

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H. Neanderthalensis: The Neanderthal Thinkers (400,000 – 40,000 Years Ago)

H. Neanderthalensis: The Neanderthal Thinkers (400,000 – 40,000 Years Ago)

Neanderthals were shorter and stockier than us but had brains that were as big, or even bigger, than our own. Neanderthals lived a tough life. We find bones riddled with fractures, suggesting they did not always succeed when they hunted large animals. They also lived in seriously cold environment...

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Wise Guys Finish Last

Wise Guys Finish Last

Not all these extinct humans coexisted with our H. sapiens ancestors. Most of them probably went extinct due to intense changes in climate.

 After humans moved into Europe, Neanderthal numbers began to dwindle. We competed for space and food, and we outmatched our closest relatives. The fac...

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We Are The Ninth Species

We Are The Ninth Species

By the time Homo sapiens arrived on the scene some 300,000 years ago, we were the ninth Homo species, joining habilis, erectus, rudolfensis, heidelbergensis, floresiensis, neanderthalensis, naledi, and luzonensis. Many of these species lived for much longer per...

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Planet Of The Apes

Planet Of The Apes

Around 6 million years ago, a branch of apes evolved to become the first species of the genus Homo. These early humans ditched the long arms of apes for stronger legs. While they could no longer swing around on trees, they could stand upright, walk, and colonize new ecosystems, away from...

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H. Habilis: The Handy Man (2.4 Million – 1.4 Million Years Ago)

H. Habilis: The Handy Man (2.4 Million – 1.4 Million Years Ago)

H. Habilis was small, clocking in around 70 pounds and standing somewhere between 3.5 feet and 4.5 feet tall. We also know that H. habilis made complex tools, including stones used to butcher animals. H. Habilis lived as the only member of our genus for nearly ...

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H. Heidelbergensis: The Hunter (700,000 to 200,000 Years Ago)

H. Heidelbergensis: The Hunter (700,000 to 200,000 Years Ago)

Around 700,000 years ago, Homo heidelbergensis (sometimes referred to as Homo rhodesiensis) arrived on the scene in Europe and eastern Africa. Scientists think that these smaller, wider humans were the first to live in cold places.

The remains of animals like horses, elephants, hippopotamus...

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H. Erectus: The Enduring Hiker (1.89 Million to 110,000 Years Ago)

H. Erectus: The Enduring Hiker (1.89 Million to 110,000 Years Ago)

H. erectus is the first human with a significantly larger braincase than that of apes. They also had smaller teeth. The latter adaptation probably helped H. erectus eat meat and quickly digestible protein. This would fuel the increased nutritional requirements that came...

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H. Floresiensis: The Hobbit (100,000 to 50,000 Years Ago)

H. Floresiensis: The Hobbit (100,000 to 50,000 Years Ago)

Homo floresiensis is known only from remains found in 2003 on the Island of Flores, Indonesia. Along with the remains of H. floresiensis were some stone tools, dwarf elephants and komodo dragons — a discovery that paints quite a scene of the island life of these small humans.

The isolation ...

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H. Luzonensis: A Polemic Finding (at Least 67,000 Years Ago)

H. Luzonensis: A Polemic Finding (at Least 67,000 Years Ago)

In 2019, researchers visited a small cave on an island in northern Indonesia. Inspired by the discovery of H. floresiensis, the scientists wondered whether other islands also had human dwellers. The researchers struck gold — kind of. Though they found human remains, the...

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