Homo sapiens sapiens: Quick Facts

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Takeshita Street in Tokyo, Japan.

Illustration showing side-by-side reconstructions of five hominins in the human lineage: Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens, with each figure labeled and depicted in a walking pose to highlight evolutionary changes in posture and body structure. A scale bar at the top right indicates relative height.

World map displaying key sites of hominid excavations, marked with colored dots to indicate discoveries of Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens sapiens, and other unclassified fossils. Excavation sites are concentrated in Africa, with additional locations in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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