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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Main Page
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook has expanded greatly since its creation, and now contains hundred of local files as well as links to source texts throughout the net. See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. See the Help! page for all the help on research I can offer.Ancient history
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Homo sapiens
Introduction The discussion of our species, Homo sapiens , is probably the most difficult to put together. Whereas in the previous species have been introduced with historical background and a discussion of the early, most important finds, and the individuals responsible for the species designation, this introduction will focus on some of the theory implicit in the discussion of the origin and spread of H. sapiens . Most researchers currently accept the statement that “modern” humans can be considered to date to approximately 200–250 kyr.
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