The great human family treet
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35699/2316-770X.2014.2643Keywords:
Human origin, Peopling of the continents, EvolutionAbstract
The human history can be depicted as a large family tree connecting individuals and populations by means of their ancestors that existed during 8,000 generations (or 200,000 years) of our species. Our ancestors left fossils and artifacts from the past, beyond transmitting countless physical and cultural characteristics to their descendants today, which are evidence used by archaeologists, anthropologists, biologists and linguists to reconstruct this important history for understanding our origin.
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