Key discoveries in the history of human evolution by Holdyn polley

Intro

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-27 16:23:17 UTC

My topic is key discoveries in human evolution, I picked this topic because I felt it was the most interesting and the title made me want to figure out what the key factors in human evolution were

Information I found

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-27 16:25:57 UTC

The first fossil

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-27 16:26:29 UTC

Founded in 1856, this fossil was found near neander valley and was recognized as a hominid. It was a Neanderthal fossil that showed Neanderthals only lived 200,000 to 28,000 years ago.

The Taung child

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-27 16:29:35 UTC

In 1924 a fossil that once lived 2.8 million years ago was found. That fact that it stood made it one of the oldest known humans to do so.

The Handy Man

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-28 16:15:22 UTC

found in Tanzania, in 1960, what makes the fossil so special is the fact that the body had a bunch of tools near it indicating a larger brain capacity. so early humans were capable of making and using tools.

"Lucy"

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-28 16:19:09 UTC

with the first one uncovered in 1974, in Ethiopia, this early human is so special because it is considered to be one of the best sources of human data. its name came from the Beatles song that was playing on the night of the discovery

neanderthal genome project

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-28 16:24:54 UTC

In 2010, scientists tested 5 neanderthal fossils and 5 modern humans to see if their was any connection. after the studies the scientists concluded that their was less than 1% of gene similarities so modern humans don't relate to the long lost neanderthals.

conclusion

holdyn_polley — 2014-05-28 16:32:04 UTC

these are the biggest pieces of evidence that shows human evolution, their is many more out their still not discovered that are waiting to show us more on the history of human evolution.