YourHumanity
A scientific exploration of hominin evolution spanning 10 million years — from the earliest ape ancestors to modern humans. Every claim is sourced from peer-reviewed research. Where evidence is debated or absent, we say so.
Timeline of Human Evolution
An interactive overview of all hominin species and their temporal ranges, from 10 million years ago to the present.
Featured Species
Key Themes
Community Healthcare
From the Dmanisi edentulous skull (1.8 MYA) to Neanderthal care at Shanidar Cave — evidence that compassion is ancient.
Tools & Technology
3.3 million years of stone tool traditions, from Lomekwian cobbles to Acheulean handaxes to Neanderthal Levallois flaking.
Brain Evolution
Map the expansion and reorganization of the hominin brain from 400 cc to 1400 cc across millions of years.
Food & Subsistence
From fruit-eating apes to cooperative big-game hunters — how diet drove human evolution.
Art & Symbolism
The emergence of the symbolic mind: ochre, beads, cave art, music, and language.
Genetics
Ancient DNA reveals interbreeding between Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo sapiens.
DNA Deep Dive
Mitochondrial genomes, evolutionary genes like FOXP2 and EPAS1, and ancient DNA samples mapped across time and space.
Morphology & Specimens
45 key fossil specimens from Lucy to Dragon Man, with cranial capacity measurements, dental data, and comparative anatomy.
Paleoclimate
Environmental reconstructions, stable isotope analyses, and dating methods for the sites where hominins lived.