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Current data suggest that modern humans evolved from archaic humans primarily in East Africa. A 195,000 year old fossil from the Omo 1 site in Ethiopia shows the beginnings of the skull changes that we associate with modern people, including a rounded skull case and possibly a projecting chin.

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Are modern humans hominids?

Yes, our official scientific name is Homo Sapiens. We are sapiens of the Homo genus.Yes, according to Binomial nomenclature, humans are Homo sapiens. In the past there were humans who weren't Homo sapiens. They belonged to other species in genus Homo. Their gradual evolution led to Homo sapiens, that is us.


When did Homo sapiens first appeared?

Fossil evidence shows that Homo sapiens first appeared about 200,000 years ago, in East Africa.


What is the scientific word of a human?

The scientific word for a human is homo sapiens; it's from the Latin for "wise man" or "knowing man".I'm not a genius on this topic but I'm sure that we evolved from cro-magnon and homo sapiens so we are homo sapiens.Modern humans are sometimes called Homo sapiens sapiens, or "person two times smart," which seems a little inflated, all things considered.


When did the Homo Erectus die?

ANSWERModern man is Homo sapiens, sometimes referred to as Homo sapiens sapiens, to distinguish us from archaic Homo sapiens or possible subspecies of Homo sapiens, including Neanderthal man. Some African fossils that may be archaic Homo sapiens, are sometimes referred to as Homo sapiens rhodesiensis. Various speciments have been dated to between 200,000 and 400,000 years ago.The earliest modern Homo sapiens fossils have been dated to around 200,000 years ago. This has been confirmed by two separate DNA methods, using 'non-recombining' sections of the genome.they actually lived about 100,000 years to 35,000 ago


Human is called homo sapiens then silicon sapiens is?

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