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Homo habilis is one of the first members chronologically of the Homo family. It stands at the base of our family tree and is considered one of the first real tool users. At one point thought the be the direct ancestor of modern humans; the importance of a proven, evidenced beginning point to our evolutionary branch cannot be overstated. Whether that is Homo habilis is, as always, debated.
When we discuss the beginnings of human evolution we go back millions of years. When we have that much time to look across science does the best it can. Theories are made and debated, evidence is reexamined, and what we think we know is overturned. We have mentioned in previous videos that covered other hominins that science doesn’t have the full story yet and we try to take into consideration the new information as its revealed.
Before on this channel, we’ve discussed different archaic human species like Denisovans, homo Erectus in Asia, Neanderthals in Western and Central Eurasia and the modern-day human, homo sapiens, in Africa. Let’s jump into today’s video as we discuss A Brief History Of The Homo Species That Changed Human Evolution Forever: Homo Habilis.
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Scriptwriter: Marco Pardo
Video Editor & Motion Graphics: Ravi Chauhan
Voice-over Artist: Stephen Lewis: stephenvox.com
Music: Motionarray.com
Timecode:
00:00 Start
00:30 Sponsor
01:24 Intro
02:05 Spawn-point found!
03:38 The Line Up
06:09 The Break Down
08:38 Productive Chaos
Sources:
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