Human Origins


This includes the study of human origins and evolution.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Anthropology Physical anthropology

This includes the study of human origins and evolution.

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Although theories concerning human origins are thought to be well established, nearly all the facts are disputed for one reason or another. More details will be included as the site develops.


History Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Since human origins fall in this period, it is a period of intense interest. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected. In classical and medieval history including early classical and late classical times this was speculative and considered the realm of philosophy. Early miedieval times including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century can be connected. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.	Links to other sites: Not yet available
Modern history The 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be connected. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. In the 19th century, a furious debate about human origins was ignited which has not yet ceased. The early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be connected. The 20th century including the early 20th century and early mid 20th century can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected. The early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s including 2011 can be connected. The future is obscure. Sociology Peoples of the world including nations and major groupings of Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Nations including the United States, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia can be connected. Communities can be connected. Social structure and change including social types and social structure can be connected. Social change including particular changes and movements, social change factors, and social change processes can be connected. Institutions Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activities, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industry, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. This is also connected to culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture. Connections to social presentation, demography, other areas of physial anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups are also useful. Personal studies will be significant. The human body is particularly important to human origins. Studies of body systems, body functions, disease, life span, and form will be useful. Psychology and biography seem to be less directly useful. This is connected somewhat to science, though not very strongly to physics, chemistry, or astronomy. There is some connection to earth science and more to biology.

History

Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Since human origins fall in this period, it is a period of intense interest. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected.

In classical and medieval history including early classical and late classical times this was speculative and considered the realm of philosophy. Early miedieval times including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century can be connected. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.

Links to other sites:
Not yet available

Modern history

The 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be connected. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. In the 19th century, a furious debate about human origins was ignited which has not yet ceased. The early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be connected.

The 20th century including the early 20th century and early mid 20th century can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected.

The early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s including 2011 can be connected.

The future is obscure.

Sociology

Peoples of the world including nations and major groupings of Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Nations including the United States, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia can be connected. Communities can be connected. Social structure and change including social types and social structure can be connected. Social change including particular changes and movements, social change factors, and social change processes can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activities, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industry, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

This is also connected to culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture. Connections to social presentation, demography, other areas of physial anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups are also useful.

Personal studies will be significant. The human body is particularly important to human origins. Studies of body systems, body functions, disease, life span, and form will be useful. Psychology and biography seem to be less directly useful.

This is connected somewhat to science, though not very strongly to physics, chemistry, or astronomy. There is some connection to earth science and more to biology.