question of the origin of man and the appearance of the world of our ancestors has been for many centuries, it remains one of the most controversial.Appeared in the middle of the XIX century, the scientific theory of Darwin, according to which the first human beings were nothing like the ancestors of apes, not only did not dot all the "i", but rather gave rise to a new wave of questions and doubts.
Before answering the question of when there were the first people in the world, should clearly determine who should be considered as truly human, but someone - a ape.Regarding these characteristics periodically flare up more and more discussions, but most scientists agree that the genus Homo to include all hominids, brain, which has a volume of 600 cubic cm.In this case, the first people in the world - the notorious Homo habilis, the remains of which date back to the layers about two and a half million years ago.
It is to this period is the first appearance of stone tools, which required precise coordination and control over the work of competent hands and fingers.No monkey brain which, incidentally, does not exceed 400 cubic centimeters, to perform such work can not.
However, if we take as a basis the fact that the first people - a Homo habilis, then who is their direct ancestor?According to recent reports, they are two-legged African monkey, who belonged to one of the species Australopithecus.
Despite the fact that many of his anatomical data of the two-legged ape close to modern gorillas and chimpanzees, they are a unique family, the hallmark of which - walking using only the hind limbs - impact on the gradual increase in brain size andtheir evolution towards the Homo sapiens.
first humans - Homo habilis - not remained unchanged: a gradual increase in the size of the brain led to the development of more and more functions that were absolutely beyond their anthropoid ancestors.So, after seven hundred thousand years after its introduction, the "handy man" lost his place, "Homo erectus" - Homo erectus.These creatures evolved areas of the brain, through which it was possible to plan their further actions, as well as the tools, which eventually had to be created.In particular, stone tools became more meaningful and functional: they have sharpened on both sides and take the form of the canine.
first modern humans appeared on earth about forty thousand years ago.A strong increase compared with the same habilis or erectus brain is allowed not only to master all the basic kinds of handicrafts, but also served as the basis for the emergence of the psyche and thinking, as demonstrated by the found in formations of this period, the first paintings and musical instruments.
first people of their emergence and development of the mystery is, the interest of which will never be extinguished.The emergence of a wide variety of versions - from the divine origin to the arrival of aliens - poses the problem of scientists searching for new human remains and bringing them to explain the methods and means of the different fields of knowledge.
