Hominid Evolution II: The Genus Homo - PREVIEW

Purchase: http://www.der.org/films/hominid2.html This video picks up the account of human evolution with Homo Habilis, the earliest currently accepted member of our genus and describes the similarities and differences between this form and the Australopithecines. It then continues with a discussion and demonstration of the features of the African Homo Erectus and the Asian forms including the material from Java and from China. In terms of hominid development in Europe, maps and slides are used to discuss the possible new very early hominids from Spain at Orche and the material from Atapuerca.

Several different theoretical positions about what to call the European material are presented and the casts of several are discussed in detail. As we move on to the Neandertals, the Out-of-African and Multi-regional theories are presented with supporting data and criticisms of each. A cast of the new Solo skull from Polowayo in Java is discussed. The Near Eastern material on Neandertals and early modern Homo sapiens is covered, in addition to the spread of early moderns across Europe and Asia. The video ends, not with conclusions, but with questions about the interpretation of fossils and the differing theories about the development of modern forms.

a video by Anne Zeller
from the Primates series
distributed by Documentary Educational Resources

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[dltanner99]

A novel about an alternative view of evolution  see video book trailer

[raigekimaru]

@tigerone1970

they are called Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis because they are indeed a subspecies of homo sapiens. recent genetic testing in 2010 revealed that non Africans are between 1-4% neanderthal. this substantial amount of DNA crossover suggests that they we are indeed the same species

[julianmilam]

sorry but Zeus created all life on earth and humans are included in that.

[AppleSouffle]

That's a good guess.

Neanderthals were a separate species and ... they were human. That's a surprising thing the first time you hear it. Neanderthals were a separate species of humans. Genetically, there were 99.5 percent like us.

[tigerone1970]

@Hanakoa12

In other words, they are proponents of the multi-regional theory of human evolution.

[mystic0276]

alien?

[ColbertPhilosopher]

Really? Are they sure about that? Does that mean we could have created non-sterile offspring with them?

[tonyagrestic]

which hominid did we evolve from ?

[Hanakoa12]

I would assume they call it Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis because they don't consider Neanderthal a seperate species from us, but a sub-species of Homo Sapiens.

[tigerone1970]

What makes you call Homo Neanderthalensis, Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis?