As you might already know, human beings were not as same as what it is now. Development of human beings, or human lives, started from Africa. Two theories are plausible ones, as scientists fought over them, but most agree that the earliest human being was found in Tanzania. Tanzania, for those who do not know where this place is located, is located in eastern Africa.
Mary Leakey, a renowned archaeologist, is a person you should know. This woman found out the first footprints by Australopithecines. These species, or creatures that walked upright, are called hominids. See? Hominids refer to every creatures that walk upright.
While Mrs. Leakey found these footprints, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was a hit song and Donald Johanson discovered Lucy. Do you know why Lucy is so important? She is important cause she's hot. =) Well. You can imagine a group of men gaping at her intact skeleton. The conservation of her skeleton was perfect.
Now, let me give you a question. Have you ever known what archaeologist and paleontologists do? I didn't. I know that they are doing some digging, but it never occurred to me I should know what they are doing. But you should. You might be confused for what they do, as I was. Archaeologists are excavating early settlements, while paleontologists are studying fossils. It confuses you. I was confused. But you would understand more easily when you think Archaeologists are excavating archaic places.
Now, more people excavated other species. It is funny to call them species as they are our ancestors. Anyway, Homo habilis knew how to use crude tools. You know, this Homo habilis chopped off meat with some sharp rocks and reckoned them efficient to use. Right after Homo habilis came Homo Erectus. They knew how to use fire. Wow, do you know how important fire is when you are alone in forest at night? At night, many vicious animals hunt, and they fear fire. This knowledge must have given power to our ancestors to shake animals away. Also, they use language, though not in written one. There are two languages you can think of: one you can write and the other you can't write. The development of language, despite lack of any documentation for future generation, surely enabled them to make up a strategy to kill mammoth.
Homo Sapiens arrived after Homo erectus. Well, what I mean by arrival is that Homo Sapiens was supposed to be shown up later than Homo erectus, not that Homo Sapiens replaced Homo erectus. Homo Sapiens was wise indeed. This group of people knew even to bury the dead, or care about the injured. But, as the Ice age was over, and big ice started to decline in its size, Cro Magnons, another group of people appeared. Some said Cro Magnons replaced Homo Sapiens, while others said they were rather absorbed than replaced.
Anyway, these ancestors of human beings were somehow belittled by many media or modern citizens that they must have resembled apes. No, they were not. They were darn good at making fire, and even coordinated a hunt to kill large games. You see? They were bright enough to lay the foundation of human development.
Let us not forget then the importance of their existence, since we owed them too much.
Thank you for reading my second story for cauldron. =)
Mary Leakey, a renowned archaeologist, is a person you should know. This woman found out the first footprints by Australopithecines. These species, or creatures that walked upright, are called hominids. See? Hominids refer to every creatures that walk upright.
While Mrs. Leakey found these footprints, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was a hit song and Donald Johanson discovered Lucy. Do you know why Lucy is so important? She is important cause she's hot. =) Well. You can imagine a group of men gaping at her intact skeleton. The conservation of her skeleton was perfect.
Now, let me give you a question. Have you ever known what archaeologist and paleontologists do? I didn't. I know that they are doing some digging, but it never occurred to me I should know what they are doing. But you should. You might be confused for what they do, as I was. Archaeologists are excavating early settlements, while paleontologists are studying fossils. It confuses you. I was confused. But you would understand more easily when you think Archaeologists are excavating archaic places.
Now, more people excavated other species. It is funny to call them species as they are our ancestors. Anyway, Homo habilis knew how to use crude tools. You know, this Homo habilis chopped off meat with some sharp rocks and reckoned them efficient to use. Right after Homo habilis came Homo Erectus. They knew how to use fire. Wow, do you know how important fire is when you are alone in forest at night? At night, many vicious animals hunt, and they fear fire. This knowledge must have given power to our ancestors to shake animals away. Also, they use language, though not in written one. There are two languages you can think of: one you can write and the other you can't write. The development of language, despite lack of any documentation for future generation, surely enabled them to make up a strategy to kill mammoth.
Homo Sapiens arrived after Homo erectus. Well, what I mean by arrival is that Homo Sapiens was supposed to be shown up later than Homo erectus, not that Homo Sapiens replaced Homo erectus. Homo Sapiens was wise indeed. This group of people knew even to bury the dead, or care about the injured. But, as the Ice age was over, and big ice started to decline in its size, Cro Magnons, another group of people appeared. Some said Cro Magnons replaced Homo Sapiens, while others said they were rather absorbed than replaced.
Anyway, these ancestors of human beings were somehow belittled by many media or modern citizens that they must have resembled apes. No, they were not. They were darn good at making fire, and even coordinated a hunt to kill large games. You see? They were bright enough to lay the foundation of human development.
Let us not forget then the importance of their existence, since we owed them too much.
Thank you for reading my second story for cauldron. =)
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