Humans and Hominids
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Humans and Hominids The Search for Our Ancestors
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Humans and Hominids. The Search for Our Ancestors. Hominids appear 6-7 mya. Homo sapiens 200,000 bce. Brain size makes a difference. Bipedalism. Opposable Thumb. Throat & Larynx. Who are our ancestors?. Sahelanthropus tchadensis 6-7 mya. Toumai Fossil - Michel Brunet. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Humans and Hominids
The Search for Our Ancestors
Hominids appear
6-7 mya
Homo sapiens 200,000 bce
Brain size makes a
difference
Bipedalism
Opposable Thumb
Throat & Larynx
Who are our ancestors?
Sahelanthropus tchadensis 6-7 mya
•Toumai Fossil
-Michel Brunet
Ardipithecus ramidus
4.4 mya
“Ardi”Tim White
Australopithecus afarensis
3 ½ mya “Lucy”
“Ardi” & “Lucy”
Similarities
Homo habilis
2.4 mya
The Stone Age Begins
Pounder, Hand Axe, & Chopper
Homo erectus
1.8 mya
Humans
Homo sapiens
200,000 ya
Neanderthal
Neanderthal Burial
Reconstruction
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Cro-Magnon - 200,000 ya
Invention of Language
Technology
Artistic Expression
Venus of
Willendorf
24,000 ya
Austria
