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The Agricultural Revolution: A Turning Point in Human History

Agriculture Revolution / Anthropology, Archaeology, History

The Agricultural Revolution, also known as the Neolithic Revolution, began around 10,000 BCE in various parts of the world. It marked the transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled farming and animal domestication. It first started independently in several regions, including the Fertile Crescent (present-day Middle East), India, China, and Mesoamerica. How Agricultural Revolution […]

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From Habilis to Sapiens: The Role of Homo erectus in Human Evolution

Collective Learning / Anthropology, Archaeology, History

Homo Erectus: The Upright Man Homo erectus, also known as “upright man,” was an early human species that lived between 1.9 million and 143,000 years ago. In 1891, Dutch paleontologist Eugene Dubois discovered the first Homo erectus fossils in Java, Indonesia, and named the species Pithecanthropus erectus. However, American paleontologist Franz Weidenreich reclassified it as

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The Dawn of Humanity: The Rise of Homo Habilis

Collective Learning / Anthropology, Archaeology, History

Who were Homo Habilis? Homo habilis, meaning “handy man,” is a species of early human that lived approximately 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago during the Pleistocene period in eastern and southern Africa. It is considered to be the first member of the Homo genus, which includes modern humans and their ancestors. Homo habilis was

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