Homo sapiens

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The second was the Early Holocene, 12,000-8,000 years ago, just after the last Ice Age, when Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from our own species, Homo sapiens, inhabited the region.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

After the split between human and chimpanzee lineages around 7 million years ago, early human ancestors followed a complex evolutionary path that eventually led to the emergence of Homo sapiens roughly 300,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

The first Homo sapiens expected to sit with their family units on commercial flights, and bumping from basic economy to a fare with seat selection could easily cost a family $300.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

It is now thought to be an early version of Homo longi, a sister species at similar levels of development to neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

“He would go to war, if King Uther declared one. Do you know that Homo sapiens is almost the only animal which wages war?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White