Prior to reading and learning about the origin of men, I had just wrongly assumed humanity had evolved from the stereotypical cavemen who drew pictures in caves and stones. Little did I know that our ancestors have been on the face of the earth for millions of years and through a long and arduous process evolved to become the men known today. The task of tracing humanity seems like a very intricate puzzle, with missing pieces and new ones emerging every now and then. The discoveries of fossil remains related to humans have given scientist and other professionals the knowledge to place these findings into 18 or 19 classification groups, the earliest being Sahelanthropus tchadensis. I remember reading in an article about Lucy when I was younger, I didn’t pay much attention to the reading, perhaps because it was a reading assignment for a class or maybe at the time I didn’t understand the magnitude of her discovery. Her remains were significant because she shared characteristics both of apes and humans alike. Lucy’s hands were long almost reaching her knees and the size of her cranium was small, clearly indicating a relationship to apes. More interesting yet, was that she walked upright like us. This makes the theory of evolution hard to ignore and those who oppose it, blindfolded by their beliefs. It is unbelievable that all humans came from Africa and studies, using chromosomal and mitochondrial cells, have been made to try to prove this theory. With the new and upcoming advances in technology, we will eventually uncover the truth of where we all came from. I had always assumed the theory of evolution was correct because to me it does make sense that we have evolved from apes. Especially after seeing the drawing showing the transitions from apes to humans. These reading have opened a window of questions, I can’t help but to be intrigued since I am left with more questions than answers after reading the articles.
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