This document provides an overview of human evolution. It discusses how humans are classified within the animal kingdom and fall under the Hominidae family along with apes. The document outlines some of the key events in human evolution, such as humans descending from primitive ape ancestors between 200,000-300,000 years ago and acquiring the ability to speak around 50,000 years ago. It also discusses paleontological evidence that is used to investigate the biological and cultural aspects of early humans, including artifacts, fossilized bones, and the environments in which specimens are found.

1. Human evolution.

2. Contents.
Introduction Pg 3
Classification of man in the animal kingdom Pg 4-5
Origin of man Pg 6
Palaeontological Evidence Pg 7-9
Geological timescale Pg 10-11
References Pg 12

3.  Humans fall under the Hominidae family, the
are therefore called hominid and humans as
well as apes share a common ancestor.
 They Both exhibit bipedalism, which is the
ability to stand on 2 feets.
 This affords them the upright posture.

4. Classification of Man in the animal Kingdom
 The classification of the human species (scientific name: Homo sapiens,
Latin for "wise man") within zoological taxonomy is known as human
taxonomy.
 Homo is a taxonomic genus that is intended to encompass both
anatomically contemporary humans and extinct archaic human types.
 Homo sapiens is the name given to the subspecies of modern humans,
which some researchers believe distinguishes them from their immediate
predecessor, Homo sapiens idaltu.
 However, other studies place idaltu and modern humans in the same
subspecies.

6. • The early human migration and Homo sapiens earliest modern humans.
• Homo sapiens, descended from their primitive ape ancestors between 200,000 and
300,000 years ago.
• They first acquired the ability to speak some 50,000 years ago.
• Around 70,000–100,000 years ago, the first modern people started leaving Africa12.
• Humans descended from extinct primates on Earth, and they most likely first appeared in
Africa about 315,000 years ago2.
• About 85 million years ago, primates split off from other mammals, and their earliest
fossils first appeared approximately 55 million years ago3.
• Old English "mann," which basically meant "person" or "human," grew from the Germanic
word "man" to become the English word "man"4.

7. Palaeontological Evidence
o Paleoanthropologists today research many facets of
early human history.
o They give particular consideration to the biological
and cultural aspects of early humans.
o Paleoanthropologists use artifacts, fossilized
ancestral bones, and the environments in which these
specimens are located as proof to investigate these
dimensions.

8. Continuation
 Behavior: ancient footprints, stone tools, earliest symbols and art,
similarities and differences in the behavior of other primate species.
 The evolutionary connections between various human species and their
ancestors are shown by the human family tree.3D collection: digital
models of fossils and artifacts.
 Dating: methods to determine the age of fossils and artifacts.
 Human family tree: the evolutionary relationships between different
species of humans and their ancestors.

10. Geological time scale
The geological time scale is a system of chronological
dating that uses the rock record of Earth to divide all
time into named units12

12. References.
 https://www.slideshare.net/Akumpaul/human-evolution-48555299
 https://www.slideshare.net/100000752091558/4human-evolution
 https://www.slideshare.net/DilkashAmbreen1/evolution-of-man-73224474
 https://www.slideshare.net/Vinayc8/evolution-of-manpalaeontological-evidence
 https://www.slideshare.net/pramodgpramod/evolution-of-man-74665654