150,000 years ago there were Homo Sapiens very similar to us in Africa. However, they did not begin to dominate the world until about 70,000 years ago. Between 150,000 and 70,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens was just another animal that struggled to survive, a weak and clumsy animal, and not the animal that it is today, the dominant animal on planet Earth.
Between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens started making cool things like boats, oil lamps, bows and arrows, and needles. These achievements are thought to have been the product of a revolution in the cognitive abilities of Sapiens. There are different theories of the cause... (read 1046 more words →)