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Homo sapiens

[hoh-moh sey-pee-uhnz] / ˈhoʊ moʊ ˈseɪ pi ənz /
NOUN
mankind
Synonyms
WEAK
earth flesh human species humanity humankind man mortality people society universe world

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The objects are from just before Homo sapiens moved to Europe from Africa where they interacted with Neanderthals.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

These artifacts come from a time long before formal writing, when Homo sapiens had recently migrated from Africa into Europe and encountered Neanderthals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

This reflected the broader wave of megafauna losses that followed the global spread of Homo sapiens.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

These included Homo longi and Homo juluensis, and possibly Homo sapiens.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

From the Cognitive Revolution onwards, historical narratives replace biological theories as our primary means of explaining the development of Homo sapiens.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari