| The chart of human evolution is one of the icons of | | | | was discovered that this 'ape-man' was found in a |
| evolution in the creationism vs. evolution debate. It | | | | layer where apes and humans had lived together. |
| appears to show to us exactly how apes evolved | | | | Neanderthal Man was drawn to be a cave man like |
| into human beings. But does it really? | | | | creature. They were drawn bent over (one of them |
| This chart is one of the most important 'proofs' to | | | | did have a disease that caused this) but would look |
| support Darwinism. Over the last few decades, this | | | | completely human today. In more recent years it has |
| chart has changed. Some of the so called 'ape-men' | | | | been the Australopithecus fossils that have received |
| have been completely removed (because they ended | | | | much of the attention (including Lucy). These |
| up being hoaxes or just unscientific. | | | | creatures were drawn to look like they were |
| The Piltdown Man, one of the most influential of all of | | | | evolving into humans. Many agree that they were |
| the 'ape-men' that helped establish the theory of | | | | nothing more than extinct apes. |
| evolution, ended up being nothing more than a hoax. | | | | There have been others fossils that have been |
| Bones were altered and colored to make it look like it | | | | claimed to be links to humans over the years. None |
| was an ape-man. This influenced the science world | | | | of them have born out. There are still various |
| for four decades before it was discovered to be a | | | | fragments of skulls and other parts of various |
| fraud. | | | | creatures. Most of them are just that... pieces that |
| The Nebraska Man was almost as influential. It was | | | | leave more questions than answers. |
| drawn from one tooth and was used in the much | | | | But there never have been any verifiable 'ape-men' |
| publicized 'monkey trial' or Scopes trial. This Nebraska | | | | discovered. Not one. |
| Man was very influential in establishing the theory of | | | | If we were to look at a human evolution chart today |
| evolution in our schools. Months later it was | | | | and remove the frauds and admitted mistakes, all |
| discovered that the tooth that this 'ape-man' was | | | | that would be left are apes on one side (including |
| drawn from was from an extinct pig. Unfortunately, | | | | extinct ones) and humans (including the extinct |
| the news of this discovery was not covered near as | | | | Neanderthals). The chart would be blank in the middle |
| well as the 'monkey trial'. Java Man was also touted | | | | where all of the 'ape-men' should be. |
| as an ape-man. It seemed to be a 'sure thing'. Later it | | | | |