CHAPTER 5

Or CHAPTER 105: THE LAST FEW HUNDRED-THOUSAND YEARS

(30,000 – 300,000 YEARS AGO)

A 100,000-year hourglass would stand 1,000 feet tall, the height of low-lying cumulus clouds or a typical hill.  See the world’s tallest tree for comparison.  Around 100,000 years ago, modern humans began to wonder who was above those clouds.
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I.  Introduction And Timelines

II.  Hello, Modern Humans; Goodbye, Early Humans

III.  Anatomically And Genetically Modern Humans

IV.  Behaviorally Modern Humans

V.  Ch. 5 Summary

VI.  Ch. 5 Archaeology Gallery

VII.  Ch. 5 Margin Notes (Blog Posts)

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I have not traced the origin of the skull image, but I believe it to be in the public domain because I found it at PublicDomainPictures.net .  If I am wrong and you own the copyright to this image, please verify your ownership and I will remove it.

The image of Africa is in the public domain as created by a US agency. 

I created the composite image.

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