When was the earliest proof of human presence on earth?

Answer 1

It depends...

It relies on your definition of "human."

Anatomically modern human remains dating back approximately #200000# to #300000# years have been found.

Cro-Magnon man dates back to about #45000# years ago and exhibits typical human behaviour too, especially the use of stone tools.

The earliest cave paintings found in several sites range from about #35000# to #40000# years old.

So I guess you could say that we can be pretty confident that anatomically and behaviourally modern humans had arrived by about #40000# years ago, but possibly much earlier.

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Answer 2

Hailey Alvarez

The first indications of human habitation on Earth date back about 2.5 million years, as evidenced by the finding of stone tools and other artifacts belonging to the Homo habilis species.

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