The big question is why are we the only species of humans here on earth? how come we don't see the Neanderthals standing next to us today? Why did they die out? We have about 20 different human ancestors. 50,000 years ago there were about 4 different types of human living at the same time. But today we are just one species. So when Homo sapiens moved into the Middle East Homo erects died out. And when Homo sapiens moved into Europe the Neanderthals died out, but why? Neanderthals had bigger brains than ours they were the more advanced humans until we arrived. People use to think that neanderthals did not looked like us and were not very smart. Some archaeologists have found the bones of a neanderthal boy. They thought he was around 11 or 12 years old when he died but really he was only 8. Here we can see that he grew up quicker but had less time for the brain to develop. Parts of the neanderthal brain was smallr and they had limited thinking power. Also neaderthals were carnivors so they rarley ate any plants. Another way we can see how our thinking have evolved is if we look at some of tools for example the neanderthals had heavy spears so they could not carry that many and it would be very hard for them to throw it. But Homo sapiens had light spears so they could carry many and they could get a good throw. Europe also had very wild climates so it was very hard for the neanderthals to survive. When Homo sapiens came some of them lived by the sea, archaeologists believe that could have changed them. By looking at their diet they could see they collected selfish, differnt fruits, and plants. They also made different types of tools which helped them get more out of their environment. This is why we are not with neanderthals or Homo erectus today, climates, tools, diet all explain how we evolved and why we are the last human's standing.
"Last Human Stnading ." Becoming Huamn. PBS NOVA. 31 Aug. 2011. Television.
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