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112,000 Years (+/- 3000 years)
Extinction: Homo Erectus
Ancient Humans
Homo erectus didn’t just come before us—they lasted so long that, in deep time, they almost shared space with modern humans in Java.
Ancient Humans
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“Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history.”
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
Ancient Humans
In one brief line in 1859, Darwin moved human origins inside science. His quote signaled that our species should be studied as part of nature.
Ancient Humans
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The Evolution of Vocabulary in Ancient Humans
- From animalistic grunts to the eloquence of Shakespeare!
- The story from gestures to language.
Communication Origins
The evolution of language is the evolution of communication. From touch which evolved about 800 million years ago to human words. Along the journey, communication included things like gestures, postures, and grunts.
Ancient Humans
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What ancient human species first realized it was going to die?
Ancient Humans
The awareness of personal mortality likely emerged gradually in the genus Homo, becoming probable by the time of Homo heidelbergensis and unmistakable in Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens.
Ancient Humans
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