From the beginning of time history class 11 ppt
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Story of Human Evolution
Phases of Evolution
Stage 1 – Early Societies
Stage 2 Hunter-gatherer Societies
Places of Evolution
The earliest fossils of modern humans where found in:
- ETHIOPIA – 195,000-160,000 years ago,
- SOUTH AFRICA – 120,000-50,000 years ago,
- MOROCCO – 70,000-50,000 years ago,
- ISRAEL – 100,000-80,000 years ago,
- AUSTRALIA – 45,000-35,000 years ago,
- BORNEO – 40,000 years ago,
- FRANCE – 35,000 years ago.
The origin of human begins are divided into several stages:
Primates – A category of larger group of mammals, emerged in Asia and Africa.
Hominoids – A subgroup subgroup amongst primates emerged by about 24 mya, called hominoids.
Hominids – The evidence of the first hominids is found about 5.6 mya in Africa.
Comparison:
Modern Human
On one side some scholars feel that ethnographic data cannot be used for understanding past societies. They have not applied directly the specific data from present day hunter-gather societies to interpret the archeological remains of the post.
Hunter Human
Whereas, there are scholars who have directly applied specific data from present-day hunter-gatherer societies to interpret the archaeological remains of the past. They suggest that hominids sites dated back to 2 mya.
PHASES OF STONE AGE
i. Paleolithic
ii. Mesolithic
iii. Neolithic