To further this, there probably was a long time before humans developed sophisticated language. Imagine what a game changer that must have been. It is still engraved in our cultural memory in the form of the wizard doing magic by simply saying certain words.
there probably was a long time before humans developed sophisticated language.
Homo Erectus was the longest living human ever, lasting about 1.5 million years before going extinct about 115,000 years ago. Their bones have been found on Crete, which means that they likely had the intelligence to walk out of Africa and build a boat or raft for island-hopping from Greece. However, even building a raft requires a sophisticated language. So our ancestors have been conversing for a very long time. They also harnessed fire and invented cooking, so Homo Sapiens aren’t all that special.
To further this, there probably was a long time before humans developed sophisticated language. Imagine what a game changer that must have been. It is still engraved in our cultural memory in the form of the wizard doing magic by simply saying certain words.
Homo Erectus was the longest living human ever, lasting about 1.5 million years before going extinct about 115,000 years ago. Their bones have been found on Crete, which means that they likely had the intelligence to walk out of Africa and build a boat or raft for island-hopping from Greece. However, even building a raft requires a sophisticated language. So our ancestors have been conversing for a very long time. They also harnessed fire and invented cooking, so Homo Sapiens aren’t all that special.