Sapiens. In the path of the human being

Despite the disorientation caused by the almost continuous bombardment of news about the discovery of a new fossil that revolutionises everything we knew about human evolution, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, there is a broad consensus on certain key moments in our evolution: from the...

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Main Author: Jordi Agustí
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de València 2021-06-01
Series:Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review
Online Access:https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/21091
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Summary:Despite the disorientation caused by the almost continuous bombardment of news about the discovery of a new fossil that revolutionises everything we knew about human evolution, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, there is a broad consensus on certain key moments in our evolution: from the first clearly bipedal hominines, about 4 million years ago, to the origin of our own species, Homo sapiens, around 300,000 years ago. This consensus on the broad lines of our evolution, however, does not preclude a considerable number of unanswered questions and uncertainties, which are still under discussion today.
ISSN:2174-3487
2174-9221