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Homo sapiens sapiens

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Noun1.Homo sapiens sapiens - subspecies of Homo sapiensHomo sapiens sapiens - subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
modern man
genus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidae
Homo sapiens - the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc
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Africa is known to be the cradle of human evolution, and recent studies show that the peoples today inhabiting other continents originate from a relatively small band of Homo sapiens sapiens who moved through the Near East, into Europe and beyond some 50,000 and 70,000 years ago.
Males dominated 'out-of-Africa' migration 60,000 years ago by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Homo sapiens sapiens (our subspecies of humanity) have 62,000 miles of blood vessels running through us to keep each human alive.
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Once such faculties were established through a completed maturation, and thus available to and maintained by subsequent generations of progeny, the evolved Homo sapiens sapiens could readily create innovative cultural systems, involving innovative technologies, that would eventually enable modern man's spread and effective accommodation to harsh, restrictive environmental conditions after having evolved in a mild environment.
Modern man in potential: human evolution as viewed from a new ... by Lieber, Michael M. / Frontier Perspectives
 
 
 
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