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human: see anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture.
..... Click the link for more information. ; human evolution human evolution, theory of the origins of the human species, Homo sapiens. Modern understanding of human origins is derived largely from the findings of paleontology, anthropology, and genetics, and involves the process of natural selection (see Darwinism).
..... Click the link for more information. ; race race, one of the group of populations regarded as constituting humanity. The differences that have historically determined the classification into races are predominantly physical aspects of appearance that are generally hereditary.
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Professor Lordkipanidze raised the prospect that Homo erectus may have evolved in Eurasia from the more primitive-looking Dmanisi population and then migrated back to Africa to eventually give rise to our own species, Homo sapiens - modern man.
2 mln yr old skulls rewrite history of humankind by Asian News International
One exception: the Homo erectus brain, which was more advanced than those of previous ancestors, but still much smaller than the Homo sapiens, or modern human, brain.
Ancient foot, modern walk by New York Times Upfront
Instead of seeking self-awareness on the top of mist-crowned mountains or among desiccated valleys, the contemporary homo sapien looks to questionnaires.
Music's the key to the meaning of life or I'm a Muppet by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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