Evidence of human origins

Overview
The scientific evidence from which the established origins (evolutionary descent from an ancestor in common with other primates) and age (i.e. approximately 200,000 years) of the human species was determined is so overwhelming that many respectable scientists consider defending this evidence against "young Earth" theories to be a complete waste of their time. Nonetheless, the defense must be made in order to forestall the possibility of bystanders assuming no defense can be made.

See also scientific knowledge contradicted by young Earth theories