'''Human evolution''', or ''anthropogenesis'', is the part of biological [[evolution]] concerning the emergence of ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental [[mammals]]. It is the subject of a broad scientific [[inquiry]] that seeks to understand and describe how this change occurred. The study of human [[evolution]] encompasses many scientific disciplines, most notably physical [[anthropology]], [[linguistics]] and [[genetics]]. | '''Human evolution''', or ''anthropogenesis'', is the part of biological [[evolution]] concerning the emergence of ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental [[mammals]]. It is the subject of a broad scientific [[inquiry]] that seeks to understand and describe how this change occurred. The study of human [[evolution]] encompasses many scientific disciplines, most notably physical [[anthropology]], [[linguistics]] and [[genetics]]. |