Hominid Timelines

Question 1

When does life on Earth begin?

Answer 1

3.5 BYA

Reference source is “Masters of the Planet”.

Question 2

When did the origin of Primates begin?

Answer 2

60 MYA

Question 3

When did the earliest Biped Hominids appear in Africa?

Answer 3

7,000,000 years ago.

Question 4

When did the Glacial cycle begin and also the earliest documentation of stone tools?

Answer 4

2,600,000 years ago.

Question 5

When is the first evidence of Neanderthals dated?

Answer 5

530,000 years ago.

Question 6

When is the first evidence of constructed huts dated?

Answer 6

530,000 years ago.

Question 7

When was the first Homo Sapien appearance?

Answer 7

200,000 years ago.

Question 8

When are the very first engravings dated?

Answer 8

75,000 years ago.

Question 9

When did the first modern humans appear in Australia?

Answer 9

60,000 years ago.

Question 10

When was the first appearance of modern humans in Europe?

Answer 10

40,000 years ago.

Question 11

When did the Neanderthals go extinct and why did they go extinct after living here for half a million years?

Answer 11

Neanderthals went extinct 30,000 years ago.

Most scientists agree that the modern humans killed them off for food and sport. Cannibalism.

Question 12

When did the last ice age cycle end?

Answer 12

Last ice age cycle ended 12,000 years ago.

Question 13

There are 15 dead people for every living person. Ref; Population Reference Bureau.

How many people were living in 8,000 BCE?

How many people are living right now?

How Many people have ever lived?

Answer 13

8,000 BCE: 5 Million people alive

Currently: 7 Billion people alive

Number of people who have lived so far: 107 Billion.

1 CE: 300 Million

1200: 450 Million
1650: 500 Million
1750: 795 Million
1850: 1,265 Million
1900: 1,656 Million
1950: 2,516 Million
1995: 5,760 Million
2011: 6,215 Million