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Human history is the development of humankind from prehistory to the present, understood through the study of written records, archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics, and other forms of evidence. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers.
- List of time periods
This is a list of such named time periods as defined in...
- Timeline of human evolution
The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in...
- Timelines of world history
These timelines of world history detail recorded events...
- Prehistory
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period...
- List of time periods
This is a list of such named time periods as defined in various fields of study. These can be divided broadly into prehistorical periods and historical periods (when written records began to be kept).
The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago down to recent evolution within H. sapiens during and since the Last Glacial Period.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history.
Human history is the study of what the entire human race did in the past. It includes the time from prehistory to the present day. It is different from natural history.
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.
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Feb 2, 2021 · 550,000 to 750,000 Years Ago: The Beginning of the Homo sapiens Lineage. A facial reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis, a popular candidate as a common ancestor for modern humans, Neanderthals...
