Why 300,000yrs of existence but only 5000yrs of history?
Created by mtrindadc, 2 mo 3 d ago.
How is that possible? While modern HUMANS (Homo sapiens) have existed for around 300,000 years, written records that we consider "history" only go back about 5,000 years.
That's why the period before written records (5000yrs) is called prehistory and is studied through archaeology, anthropology, and other disciplines that examine artifacts, fossils, and other evidence.
The focus behind this topic is to try to give an answer as to why there is no history before 5000 years ago.
The theory of evolution doesn't say that one day an animal just gives birth to an entirely new species, its a gradual process.