10 Interesting Fact About Human evolution and ancestry

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• Modern humans came from the Homo Sapiens species that appeared around 300,000 years ago in Africa.
• During the history of human evolution, there are about 20 different hominid species.
• Australopithecus Afarensis, the most famous hominid species, has Lucy's nickname.
• Homo Habilis is the first hominid species to use stone tools.
• Homo erectus is the first hominid species to run upright and spread throughout the world.
• Neanderthal is a hominid species that lived in Europe and Asia around 400,000 to 40,000 years ago.
• Modern humans have about 2 to 4 percent of Neanderthal DNA in their genome.
• Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa and spread throughout the world around 60,000 years ago.
• Modern humans first occupied America about 15,000 years ago through the Beringia Bridge.
• The development of technology and the use of fire is a key factor in the evolution of modern humans.