Origin And Evolution Of Man: Our Ancestors

Who are we? From where we come from? Who were our ancestors? There are many such questions which are yet to be answered. Let’s take a look at how much is known so far about human evolution.

Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus

About 15 million years ago, primates known as Dryopithecus and Ramapithecus were existing. They were full of hairs and walked like gorillas and chimpanzees. Ramapithecus was more man-like while Dryopithecus was more ape-like. Few fossils of man-like bones were discovered in Ethiopia and Tanzania. This revealed hominid features leading to the belief that about 3-4 million years ago, man – like primates walked in eastern Africa. They were not probably taller than 4 feet but walked upright.

Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

The Neanderthal man with a brain size of 1400cc lived in the near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years back. They used tree hides or animal skin to protect their body and buried their dead. Homo sapiens arose in Africa and moved across continents and developed into various races. During ice age between 75,000-10,000 years ago, modern Homo sapiens arose. Pre-historic cave art developed about 18,000 years ago. Agriculture came around ten thousand years back and human settlements started. The rest of what happened is part of the human history.

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