Finally..

Homo sapiens have been incredibly successful; our resourcefulness and intelligence coupled with frequent interbreeding with other hominids (including Neanderthals and Denisovians) has attained us the place as top monkey on the block. As time wore on all other species of Homo died out, whether through competition with us or succumbing to climate change, we have become the sole survivors of our genus. Though still a youthful species (200,000 years old compared to H.erectus 1.5 million years ago) we have changed our planet beyond recognition, so much so that scientists have introduced a new geological epoch - the Anthropocene. From humble beginnings we have come a long way.

Through the last 3 (and a bit) months I have taken you on a whistle stop tour of human development and dispersal, through origins just finding our feet to our eventual conquest of the entire planet.  However all good things must come to an end, and sadly this is true for this blog. On the bright side I've learnt loads from the research of this blog, it really gave me a great excuse to further my knowledge in a subject area I have always had a particular interest in. I hope you feel like you have gained some insight into our history too. 


I'll leave you with an answer to a question I know you are all wondering 'who would in in a fight between a Neanderthal and a human?'

Thanks for reading.