Humans, specifically anatomically modern Homo sapiens, are estimated to have evolved around 300,000 years ago in Africa. Fossil evidence from sites such as Jebel Irhoud in Morocco and genetic data support this timeline, placing the emergence of humans who look like us roughly 300,000 years ago
. While anatomically modern humans appeared around 300,000 years ago, complex behaviors and culture, often referred to as "behavioral modernity," seem to have developed more recently, about 50,000 to 65,000 years ago
. In summary, the species Homo sapiens is about 300,000 years old, marking the origin of humans as we recognize them today
