Definition of sapiens
: of, relating to, or being recent humans (Homo sapiens) as distinguished from various fossil hominids
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Until this week, the earliest known fossils of Homo sapiens were about 200,000 years old.
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The remaining challenge, however, was to identify these fossils as clearly being Homo sapiens.
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Previous discoveries of early Homo sapiens fossils have been concentrated at sites in Ethiopia.
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The researchers say evidence suggests primitive forms of Homo sapiens had already widely spread throughout Africa by around 300,000 years ago.
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The excavation project uncovered 16 new Homo sapiens fossils along with stone tools and animal bones.
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The researchers say evidence suggests primitive forms of Homo sapiens had already widely spread throughout Africa by around 300,000 years ago.
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Origin and Etymology of sapiens
New Latin (specific epithet of Homo sapiens), from Latin, present participle of sapere
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