Hominization is called a set of stages that make up the evolutionary development of the human species. This process encompasses various changes in the genus Homo that range from its first exponents to the human being as it is known today. It should be clarified that each of its phases is characterized by the acquisition of a certain condition in the species, which represents a marked difference with the rest of living beings, which also include primates.
Research in this cycle, which includes applications from various branches of science such as anthropology, genetics, archeology, paleontology and other sciences, also goes back to other genera, such as Australopithecus and Ardipithecus.
Some experts believe that the evolutionary lines of humans and chimpanzees separated more than seven million years ago. This division did not stop since the human species continued to give way to new branches and other species, the only one that survives today is popular Homo sapiens.
Within the scientific world you agree is the fact that members of the genus Homo are those species of hominids that have the ability to develop tools from rocks. Despite this, in recent years, a current ensures that Australopithecus ghari also managed to create simple tools. Fossil remains of greater antiquity of Homo sapiens that have been located are approximately two hundred thousand years old. These remains were found in areas of Ethiopia, on the African continent, an area which is known as the cradle of humanity.
Some of the particular characteristics that make the difference between humans and primates are the upright position of the body, their bipedalism, that is, they walk on two feet, while the brain of humans is much larger and has jaws and teeth smaller in size, in addition to this they have the ability to express ideas and feelings using sounds or expressions made with their body. Such characteristics were acquired progressively through natural selection, in short, those who knew how to adapt to changes were the ones who managed to survive.
