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 Chapter 3
Looking back at Human
Bio-cultural and social
evolution
Concept Note No. 6

HUMAN ORIGINS
 LOOKING AT EVOLUTIONS AS MAN’S LINEAR
PROGRESSION

 Evolution is a natural process of biological changes occurring in a population

across successive generations
 Evolution of man became an important concern in the emergence of different
societies
DIFFERENT HUMAN
SPECIES AND ITS
CHARACTERISTICS
1.HOMO HABILIS- Species with a brain of a Broca's area which is
associated with speech in modern humans and was the first to make stone
tools. The ability to make and use tools is a unique quality to humans such
that the species is recognized to be the first true human. The species name
means "Handy Man." Lived about 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago scavenging
for food.
2. HOMO RUDOLFENSIS- Species characterized by a longer face,
larger molar and premolar teeth, and having a larger braincase compared
to habilis particularly larger frontal lobes, areas of the brain that processes
information. The species lived about 1.9 ton 1.8 million years ago.
3.HOMO ERECTUS- The species name means "Upright Man"
with body proportions similar to that of modern humans. Lived 1.89
to 143,000 years ago; adapted to hot climates and mostly
spread in Africa and Asia. They were the first hunters with
improvised tools such as axes and knives, and were the first to
produce fire.
4.HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS- Species with large brow ridge and short wide bodies that lived
about 700,000 to 200,000 years ago in Europe and Africa. They were the first of early human
species to live in colder climates, first to hunt large animals on routine basis using spears, and first
to construct human shelters..
 HEIGHT: Male heidelbergensis averaged about 5 feet 9 inches tall (175 cm) and 136 pounds (62
kg)
5. HOMO FLORESIENSIS- Species nicknamed "Hobbit" due to their
small stature with a height of more or less 3 feet and lived 95,000 to
17000 years ago in the island of Flores, Indonesia along with other
dwarfed animal species.
6. HOMO SAPIENS- The species name means "Wise Man" that appeared
form 200,000 years ago. The present human race belongs to this species.
Height: Males were 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet tall (1.6-1.8 m.)  That
was 4-12 inches (10-31 cm.) taller than Neandertals.
7. HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS- Sub-spieces with short yet
stocky in body build adapted to winter climates especially in icy cold places
in Europe and Asia. The subspecies, also known as "Neanderthal Man," is
the closest relative of modern humans. The first to practice burial of their
dead, hunting and gathering food, and sewing clothes from animal skin
using bone needles. They lived about 200,00 to 28,000 years ago.
  Who had a
skeleton
that looked
anatomically
modern…

8. HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS- Subspecies known as Cro-Magnon characterized to

be anatomically modern humans and lived in the last Ice Age of Europe from 40,000
to 10,000 years ago. They were the first to produce art in cave paintings and crafting
decorated tools and accessories.