Could Adam have been the first Homo Sapiens Sapiens?

Question

Didn't they first appear 20000 years ago?

Answer 1

Yes Australopithecus Africanus or Southern Ape is said to be the first homo erectus.  Some alter studies are unearthing more distant types I think.

BTW, what is Adam's second name?  What was written on his letter box?  I've got a mate called Adam and we call him the missing link.

Answer 2

The name Homo sapiens was applied in 1758 by the father of modern biological classification (see taxonomy), Carolus Linnaeus. And no, I am not derived from plants or animals, Thank You!!

Answer 3

Modern human is about 40,000 years old.

Why not Uruk?  WHy not one of the hundreds of "first men" from the thousands of other religions?

Answer 4

Labscience has a few species in thier that are almost certainly not our ancestor.  There was no Adam that we all evolved from.   The "Adam" and "Eve" that we supposed evovled from in Africa is a farce.  First, they are not suggesting that there was one man at that time.  What they are saying is that every modern human can trace their ancestry back to this person in Africa.  It is pretty silly really since a first grader could figure out that their is no way they could tell where those genes originated.  There is nothing African in the genes.   They are human.  Modern man goes back 200,000 years but the time is somewhat arbitrary since it is subjective when it is actually close enough to be human.  The change was slow and gradual.  It is exceeding unlikely there there was ever a time when there were fewer than thousands of individuals in the last million years.

Answer 5

The documentary did say that we may all trace our genes to one man that lived in Africa. But it is not exclusive.

I can trace part of my genetic heritage to my dad and mum and further back to 4 grandparents...

So for arguments sake we could be related if I go far enough back and I hate to say even related to Micheal Jackson if we go further back. This way we can eventually encompass the whole living population.

Answer 6

No according to the bible this depiction or morality play could not have taken place as you have asked . the significance of taking known places and the familiar to story telling is common for authors but the scientific relevance is certain to proscribe such as not real but fictional fanciful and purposefully intended for your edification.

Answer 7

No proof of any Adam.But

You tell us what to say , you keep asking this question today and I am sure you have a certain answer you want us to tell you.

Answer 8

I actually watched a documentary about 6 months ago about  whether we all come from an "adam".

After lengthy months of DNA researching different 'races' around the world etc.  They were able to come to the conclusion that it is most likely that us, humans, do come from one original man, "Adam" and that he originally came from Africa.

Answer 9

That would all depend on one's definition of "Sapiens Sapiens."  Several "brain genes" that have been positively selected since homo sapiens left Africa were identified by Bruce T. Lahn & his team of genetic researchers.  One that appeared to have introgressed into Homo Sapiens in the ME & beyond, but not in sub Saharan Africa 37,000 yrs ago" may have come from Neandertal.  The other is basically ME & Europe specific & appeared about  5,800 yrs ago. The fact that that specific gene coincided with domestication of plants & farming. Must run, time is short.

Ed

Answer 10

Metaphorically.

Answer 11

Here, meet our relatives:

Sahelanthropus tchadensis. 6 to 7 million years ago

Australopithecus ramidus - 5 to 4 million years ago

Australopithecus afarensis - 4 to 2.7 million years ago

Australopithecus africanus - 3.0 to 2.0 million years ago

Australopithecus robustus - 2.2 to 1.0 million years ago

Homo habilis - 2.2 to 1.6 million years ago

Homo erectus - 2 to 0.4 million years ago

Homo sapiens - 400,000 to 200,000 years ago

Homo sapiens neandertalensis - 200,000 to 30,000 years ago

Homo sapiens sapiens - 130,000 years ago to present

As you can see, Homo sapiens sapiens emerged from Africa about 130,000 years ago. Much earlier than your date, and certainly earlier than the biblical 6000 years.

Answer 12

which zoo did you originate from?

no seriously, im not a descendant of a homo sapian that evolved.