Outcome: Human Origins in Africa
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Outcome: Human Origins in Africa
Origins of Agriculture, Culture, & Civilization
Science vs. Religion
Human Origins in Africa1. Setting the Stage: Who are we?
a. No written history to studyb. Important: The story is not completec. Evolution vs. Creationism- We will not take a side but
simply look at what has been found.
Search for Evidence
KT Asteroid
Human Origins in Africa2. Scientists Search for Human Origins
a. Prehistory: Time before written history, roughly 5,000 years ago
i. For thousands of years people have recorded information about their beliefs, activities, and important events using varying forms of written language
ii. Without written records, scientists face many challenges
Human Origins in Africab. Scientific Clues
i. Scientists work like detectives uses excavated sitesii. Artifacts: human-made objects such as tool and
jewelry are examined and studiediii. Anthropologists study culture or a people’s unique way of
lifeiv. Paleontologists study fossils or evidence of early life
preserved in rocksv. From these clues anthropologists attempt to recreate a
picture of early human’s cultural behavior
Human Origins in Africad. Mary Leaky
i. Archeologist who led an expedition in Tanzania in East Africa
ii. 1978 they discovered Laetoli Footprints made by humanlike beings now called australopithecines, a hominid
iii. Humans and other creatures that walk upright are called hominids
Human Origins in Africac. Lucy
i. Unusually complete skeleton of female hominidii. Discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974iii. Named after Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with
Diamonds”iv. Dated to be 3.5 million years old
Lucy
Mary Leakey & the Laetoli Footprints
Human Origins in Africa3. The Old Stone Age Begins
a. The invention of tools, mastery over fire and development of language are believed to have occurred during the Stone Age which has two parts:
i. Paleolithic Age: Old Stone Age roughly 2.5 million B.C. to 8000 B.C.
ii. Neolithic Age: New Stone Age roughly 8000 B.C. to 3000 B.C.
iii. People learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops and raise animals in New Stone Age
Human Origins in Africa4. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons,
and Homo sapiensa. Timeline on p.8-9b. Developed technology or ways of applying knowledge, tools,
and inventions to meet their needsc. Evolutionists: Missing link?d. Creationists discard this theory
Human Origins in Africa5. New Findings Add to Knowledge
a. Fossils, Tools, and Cave Paintingsb. Toumai Skull
i. 7 million year old skull found in northern Chadii. Similar to chimpanzeeiii. Is the skull human or ape? Needs further study
Human Origins in Africa AD actually stands for the Latin phrase
"anno domini" which means "in the year of our Lord." The B.C. / A.D. dating system is not taught in the Bible. It actually was not fully implemented and accepted until several centuries after Jesus' death
Human Origins in Africa Roman Numerals