Origin and development of Homo sapiens

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada je izloţiti podrijetlo vrste Homo sapiens, počevši od najranijih pripadnika plemena Hominini, preko australopitecina i ranijih predstavnika roda Homo do anatomski modernog čovjeka. Porijeklo i evoluciju čovjeka moţemo pratiti zahvaljujući raznim fosilnim ostacima, razvoju molekularne biologije i genetike te njihovih metoda u proučavanju koji nam olakšavaju uvid u dogaĎaje iz prošlosti. TakoĎer, cilj je izloţiti pregled najvaţnijih morfoloških i anatomskih promjena plemena Hominina, iz kojih se očituje biološki razvoj koji svoj vrhunac doţivljava u vrsti Homo sapiens te naglasiti pojavu kulture koja svoj vrhunac doţivljava u razdoblju gornjeg paleolitika i koja je jedna od glavnih komponenti koja izdvaja čovjeka u odnosu na ostale primate i ţivotinje.The aim of this work is to expose the origin of the species Homo sapiens, starting with the earliest members of the Hominini tribe, through australopithecines and earlier Homo genus to the anatomically modern man. The origin and evolution of man can be traced back due to the various fossil remains, the development of molecular biology and genetics and their methods of study that make easier insight into events in the past. The aim is also to expose an overview of the most important morphological and anatomical changes of the Hominini tribe, from which the biological development is reflected and culminates in the species Homo sapiens, emphasizing the phenomenon of culture reaching its peak in the period of the Upper Paleolithic, which is one of the main components that distinguishes man compared to other primates and animals