1 102 A Early hominids @ Around 4 million years ago, small apelike creatures who walked upright appeared in East Africa: they were our earliest ancestors with recognizably human characteristics. By 2.5 million years ago, more advanced humans were making simple stone tools, extending their physical capabilities. It is such inventiveness that has enabled us, their descendants, eventually to colonize the whole world.
# Early hominids in East Africa, Reconstruction of Lucy
2 102 B Homo sapiens in Africa @ All modern people belong to the same species, Homo sapiens sapiens: Very Wise (Hu)Man. Although the precise means by which we peopled the globe and the relationship between Homo sapiens and other early humans is disputed, it is nowadays widely accepted that Homo sapiens emerged in Africa more than 100,000 years ago.
# Homo sapiens in Africa, early H.sapiens sapiens from Africa
