Question

Imagine you were able to travel back in time to any place you wanted to witness the evolution of humans. Answer the following question related to your journeys. On which continent would you have seen the very earliest members of Homo sapiens?

Answer 1

Answer: Africa

Explanation:

The oldest homo sapiens skeleton found was in Africa. Homo sapiens is believed to have evolved in Africa about 315,000 years ago. This is when the remains found in Morocco is believed to have lived. Also, the second oldest remains of a homo sapiens believed to have lived 200,000 years ago was discovered in East Africa.

It was not until thousands of years later that Homo sapiens migrated from the African continent, reaching China about 120,000 years ago, Australia about 65,000 years ago and Europe about 45,000 years ago. It is believed that homo sapiens came to settle in the Americas about 14,000 years ago.