Humans of 50,000 Years Ago Were 'Modern'

Humans of 50,000 Years Ago Were ‘Modern’

As of about 50,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens were biologically and behaviorally modern.
They used tools for killing larger prey - and at a distance - as well as for fishing. They made houses and sewed clothing for varied and difficult environments. They created jewelry and performed burials, which indicates importance of aesthetic and spiritual developments.

Language appears to be the key (Language Seems To Have Been the Catalyst to Sapiens' Modernity) development that spurred this corner-turning.

Shortly after, Neanderthals vanished. Cro-Mags in Europe Wiped Out Neanderthals

Ref:

~~[Guns, Germs and Steel](ref_guns-germs-and-steel-jared-diamond.md)~~❌

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Humans of 50,000 Years Ago Were 'Modern'
Homo Sapiens Diverged from Homo Erectus Half a Million Years Ago

These ancient Homo Sapiens were still wildly cruder than us, especially in technology (although they did use fire). They would become behaviorally modern about 450,000 years later (Humans of 50,000 Years Ago Were 'Modern'). What were they up to in between? (What Did Early Homo Sapiens Do For 450,000 Years?)